Medtech's Outlook Dims Amidst Currency Headwinds

“Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars,” Martin Luther King, Jr. said in his final speech.

The quote could apply well to the medtech industry right now. From price pressures at health providers to a strong U.S. dollar reducing profits from overseas sales, it can be tough to achieve growth, according to analysts following the industry. At the same time, the situation is pushing medical device companies to experiment with promising new products and business models that they may have been blind to in the light of their previous dazzling success.

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