25 Jun 2024

Why is a Kiwi medical device recycler doing better in Aus?

From Nine To Noon, 9:22 am on 25 June 2024
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A Kiwi company at the forefront of reducing waste in the health system has just opened a new manufacturing plant and research facility - creating new jobs and bolstering supply and export chains.

But MedSalv's good fortune has been thanks to the support and funding from Victoria's state government: the plant is based in Geelong.

MedSalv's founder Oliver Hunt joins Kathryn to talk about the uniqueness of what the company does and why it's struggled to make headway getting its remanufactured products onto Pharmac's Hospital Medical Devices List.