SmartTRAK reports from SAWC Spring in Charlotte, NC, and finds a market rebuilding following a significant reimbursement shift.
The US Advanced Wound Care (AWC) Market reached a record in 2025, over three times the size of the market in 2022. This unprecedented growth, primarily driven by the use of high-priced skin substitutes in the post-acute sector, has disrupted the existing market and the leading players within it. This disruption was reflected in the exhibit hall at the 2026 Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring meeting, with many of the most imposing stands belonging to companies that were not present in previous iterations.
SmartTRAK spoke with leading figures from a range of companies, and it is clear that there is a desire to proactively shape the future of the US Market. A consistent theme of discussions was that companies expect to see significant merger and acquisition activity in 2026. In this downloadable article, SmartTRAK focuses on the technologies that may be most likely to be involved in transactions this year, as well as some that may be lined up for the future, including: Read More
