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October 2018  
 
One sign that this segment is well-positioned is the number of private equity firms that have invested in contract manufacturers, with the expectations of performance improvements and sizeable returns. Let's look at the market forces, product trends, top performers and drivers of growth at play.
 
Contract manufacturers of all sizes have transformed to keep pace with their scaling device company customers. We've identified three M&A trends in this portion of the market - ones that we expect will continue.
 
The EU Medical Device Regulation will impact your supply chain, both in manufacturing and distribution. Mike Wolf, Director of Solutions Delivery at Maetrics, helps you talk with your partners to ensure that you have the information you need from them - and they from you - to meet regulatory requirements, your timeline for CE Market Approval and critical considerations for audits.

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Despite a lack of growth, leadership reaffirmed its focus on underperforming segments like spine and knee in 2019. 
 
He succeeds Gregory T. Lucier, who will continue to serve as Chairman. Mr. Barry joins NUVA from Medtronic, where he served as Senior Vice President and President, Surgical Innovations, since January 2015. Matt Link, present Executive Vice President of Strategy, Technology and Corporate Development at NUVA, is promoted to the role of President.
 
The mymobility Apple Watch app is designed to connect hip and knee replacement patients and their surgical care teams. Patient engagement with technology an its effect on future healthcare decisions is a shared interest of a diverse group: orthopaedic device companies like Zimmer Biomet, surgeons, patients, tech giants like Apple and Google, and of course FDA.
 
Speaking with device companies, suppliers and surgeons at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting affirmed our thoughts on the health of the spine market and the technologies driving its growth: additive manufacturing, robotics and surface technologies.