10 Key MedTech Themes for 2024
Increasing innovation in, and consumer demand for, healthcare technology continue to transform the Medtech industry, including in digital health, wearables, diagnostics, telemedicine and other health IT solutions.
Vinita Kailasanath</a>, a partner in the Silicon Valley office of <a href=https://medcitynews.com/author/vkailasanathspark/"https://www.freshfields.us/">Freshfields, has extensive experience in strategic intellectual property and data-driven transactions in life sciences and technology, and particularly at their intersection. She represents life sciences companies, technology companies, healthcare companies and providers, private equity firms and other investors in connection with the execution of their cutting-edge MedTech and digital health strategies in addition to their other complex licenses and collaborations, strategic investments, and R&D and supply agreements. Ms. Kailasanath has advised clients on transactions involving medical devices (including SaMD), wearables, mobile apps, telemedicine, artificial intelligence/machine learning, software, hardware, pharmaceutical products and biologics. Vinita also routinely advises on the intellectual property aspects of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Vinita avidly tracks trends in MedTech and the associated legal considerations and publishes a quarterly <a href=https://medcitynews.com/author/vkailasanathspark/"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/our-thinking/campaigns/technology-quotient/medtech/medtech-trends-update/">MedTech Update</a>. <a href=https://medcitynews.com/author/vkailasanathspark/"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sora-park-380a3652/">Sora Park</a> is an Associate at <a href=https://medcitynews.com/author/vkailasanathspark/"https://www.freshfields.us/">Freshfields and focuses her practice on a variety of life sciences and technology transactions. Her experience includes assisting clients in drafting and negotiating agreements involving the research, development and commercialization of new technologies and products, software licensing, and manufacturing and supply relationships. Sora also provides support on the intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions." />
Increasing innovation in, and consumer demand for, healthcare technology continue to transform the Medtech industry, including in digital health, wearables, diagnostics, telemedicine and other health IT solutions.
We expect 2023 to be a pivotal year for the industry, as the accelerated acceptance of virtual care and demographic trends, such as an aging population, increasing chronic illnesses and healthcare worker shortages, sustain demand for medtech-enabled solutions.
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