UK Votes To Leave The EU – What's Next For The Life Sciences?
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The UK government will have to engage in many years of bargaining over its future relationship with the EU, whether as part of the single market or under the umbrella of the World Trade Organization, as well with the countries with which the EU has trade agreements. What this means precisely for the device industry and oversight of devices in the UK remains to be seen.
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