The EU, once a world leader in medical innovation, now faces tremendous challenges in implementing the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR). This framework, supposed to improve safety and transparency, has become a major hurdle for companies in the sector, holding back innovation and considerably increasing development costs.

The Swiss medical technology sector is diverse: around 1,400 companies are primarily active in the field of medical technology which encompasses almost 30 different medical specialties.

Destructive effects and frequency of « Laissez-faire Leadership » behavior M. IEMOLINI: Lic.in Clinical Psychology; Senior Partner at Rosapeak Advisors SA F.D HARNISCHBERG: BSc, MBA; Senior Partner at Rosapeak Advisors SA ABSTRACT This article looks at the different types of destructive management methods, whether active or passive, whose prevale