Medtechs took a long look at themselves as they rose to the challenges of COVID-19. How they responded, repurposed and regrouped to tackle the coronavirus was both sobering and uplifting. The lessons of 2020 must be integrated into the digitally-enabled health care systems of 2021 and beyond.

Germany has ramped up its COVID-19 testing capacity to 260,000 per week, and still has a relatively low death rate from the virus. The country's diagnostics industry says it is ready to play its part “24/7.”

UK engineering firm Dyson, best known for its vacuum cleaners, fans and hand driers, plans to make 10,000 specially designed ventilators under a UK government contract.

Production of ventilators is up by tens of thousands of units across Europe, but the supply chain is likely to come under strain with further expansion.