Ambu CEO Talks Single-Use Endoscopes and Sustainability

Ambu CEO Talks Single-Use Endoscopes and Sustainability

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

As Ambu CEO, Britt Meelby Jensen is passionate about safe-guarding the company’s focus on sustainability and maintaining its customer-centric vision.

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Clinicians perceived single-use rhinolaryngoscopes as having organizational advantages over their reusable counterparts.

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