Wright, MicroPort Deal Signals Shifts In Global Ortho Industry With China In Focus
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Wright, by selling its hip-and-knee reconstruction business, is abandoning the stagnant U.S. large-joint sector, choosing instead to tie its future to the faster growing extremities market. Shanghai-based MicroPort, meanwhile, is looking to compete in China’s growing large-joint market.
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