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23 March 2020EuropeSarah Morgan

Ventilator maker offers up IP to tackle shortage

UK engineering company Smiths Group is making the IP covering one of its ventilators available to other manufacturers, as part of an industry attempt to tackle the shortage of life-saving equipment.

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