Dire Warning From Small-Business Grant Recipient: End Of Program Will ‘Kill’ Medtech Jobs, Companies
Executive Summary
The CEO of a medtech firm that has received multiple innovation grants from the US government says small companies like hers would be endangered if the funding disappears.
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