Roche Exits Insulin Pumps Segment In India
Executive Summary
Roche Diagnostics has exited the insulin pumps segment in India, but the Swiss multinational says it stays focused on the self-monitoring solutions segment for diabetics in a country that has more than 69 million people living with the chronic disease.
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