Medtronic Teams Up With Johns Hopkins To Tackle Cardiac Disease In India
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Medtronic and Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design are joining forces to develop medical devices for developing countries, starting in India, as part of a Medtronic grant.
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