Editors' Picks: Six Themes From 2014
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Industry closely scrutinized FDA's premarket review performance as the agency took steps to streamline reviews and remake the U.S. postmarket surveillance system. Meanwhile: device mega-mergers accelerated; one of the most hotly anticipated medtech innovations faltered; and national elections swept in Republican control of Congress. Here is a look back at coverage and analysis from "The Gray Sheet" on six key themes for the medical device and diagnostics industry in 2014.
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