Throughout the course of human history, medicine has been one of the key drivers of progress. The most relevant matters of life and death, of extending life spans and improving humanity’s wellbeing have provided the necessary impetus for medical innovation.
As the technological advances accelerated in more recent human history, so to did the pace of groundbreaking technological innovations in medicine. And just as technology shapes and powers the world of today at an unprecedented scale, the area of MedTech continues to be one of its most dynamic and eventful playgrounds. Further accelerated by the most pressing and urgent challenges placed before us by the ongoing pandemic, innovative solutions and substantial steps forward are taking place in MedTech almost on a daily basis. In an attempt to capture the main lines of this incredible pace, we will highlight the most relevant current trends in health care, as they are highly indicative of where the industry is headed. This is our round-up of the most important, interesting, and telling MedTech news and analysis from the early days of 2021.