Medical technology is set to remain a German domain, at least until 2020. The trend report published by the Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (VDE, Frankfurt am Main) for 2011, for which some 1,300 member companies and universities were surveyed, shows that Germany is the most innovative country in this field by a long way. Almost two thirds (64%) of respondents view Germany as having a clear lead on the USA (30%).
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