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These 10 stories mattered the most for medtech in 2020

December 18, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

COVID-19 dominated the news, but there was so much more going on in medtech.

Let’s face it: These are soul-trying times, and no one is going to miss 2020.

We’re leaving behind a year of tragedy and disaster — with the COVID-19 pandemic and its more than 1.6 million deaths (more than 300,000 in the U.S. alone) at the top of the list.

But in the midst of it all, people adapted as best they could and went on — and so did the medical device industry. Medtech, in fact, played a crucial role in efforts to manage the pandemic.

Here are 10 stories that dominated the news on Medical Design & Outsourcing and MassDevice in 2020.

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DeviceTalks editorial director Tom Salemi, managing editor Nancy Crotti and assistant editor Sean Whooley contributed to this report.

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About The Author

Chris Newmarker

Chris Newmarker is the executive editor of WTWH Media life science's news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. A professional journalist of 18 years, he is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at cnewmarker@wtwhmedia.com.