Australia's industry body to review direction:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Medical Industry Association of Australia (MIAA) is to develop a new strategic plan as part of an attempt to decide how it can best help its members meet and help shape the changing industrial environment. "Our industry is experiencing substantial change - and we need to develop an agreed view of just what [it] will look like five years out," said MIAA CEO Brian Vale. Mergers, takeovers, the decline in manufacturing and the rise of e-commerce are all contributing to the emerging environment, according to Mr Vale.