Global View: Talking Harmonization And China With Jeffrey Gren
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The just-retired Commerce official Jeffrey Gren discusses the impact of globalization on the medical device industry, and the issues the sector is facing in China.
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