The European Commission opened an investigation into alleged discrimination against European companies in the Chinese medical market on Wednesday. “China’s procurement market for medical devices has gradually become more closed for European and foreign firms,” the commission said in a statement accompanying the investigation’s launch. The probe comes after the EU executive arm failed to improve market access for European companies despite repeated engagements with Chinese authorities, often at a high level . According to the commission, China takes measures that “unfairly differentiate” betwee…