
Medtech research spending set to slow in 2022
And some diagnostics groups are forecast to actually cut R&D outlay this year as the pandemic eases.

Up-and-down test sales and a bigger Medtronic: medtech in 2028
Medtronic, Siemens and Stryker are all expected to seize greater market share, while Roche slides down the rankings.

Diagnostics beat implants in the race to market
Roche had the most innovative approvals over the last five years – but took second place in terms of speed.

Covid-19 scrambles big medtech’s spending
Roche, its coffers full from coronavirus test sales, ups its research spending – but Baxter cuts back.

Healthineers scores big in the third quarter
Diagnostics companies enjoy notable uplift in sales; elsewhere, spinouts could shape the future.

Covid-19 takes its toll on medtechs’ efficiency
Staffing levels changed little across 2020 as M&A slowed – but sales are another story.

Medtech’s haves and have-nots
Medtronic’s quarterly results yesterday might presage a recovery, and some groups are in dire need of one.

Zimmer ditches slow-growing business to refocus
And the move will shake up the orthopaedic robotics scene.