Aspect says its bioprinted tissue therapeutics include immune-resistant encapsulation, which Novo Nordisk hopes will offer a safer approach to type 1 diabetes cell therapy.

DePuy Synthes reportedly provided a Massachusetts surgeon with more than $100,000 in free implants and tools.

Medtech Insight’s just-published ranking of the leading global medtechs based on revenues reported for fiscal 2021 reveals a picture of an industry overwhelmingly in growth, despite – or in some cases because of – the persistent effects of the pandemic.

Biomedicine is a priority sector for Taiwan. The government has goals to establish Taiwan as the capital of biomedical research and development in the Asia-Pacific region. The country is striving to develop 20 new medicines, bring 80 high-value medical devices to market, and build biomedicine into a trillion-NT-dollar industry by 2025. Tax incentives and other credits will help expand the scale of the biotech and pharmaceutical industry.