Biosurgery in Europe
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
It appears that the climate is becoming more favorable for surgical sealants and adhesives in Europe, according to "European Markets for New and Emerging Wound Closure Products and Techniques" a report published in April 2007 by Medtech Insight, because health care payers want to bridge the gap between an aging population's high-technological medical product requirements and regional health care cost containment initiatives.
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