Archive for the ‘Trade Associations’ Category
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
What is the best way to revive the UK economy? Follow the German model, says the Trades Union Congress (TUC), a federation representing the majority of UK trade unions. The TUC has just published a report titled, German Lessons: Developing industrial policy in the UK, which may raise some eyebrows ...
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Monday, January 9th, 2012
Pan-European medical technology trade association Eucomed has issued a statement expressing "great concern" that Poly Implant Prothèse (Pip) may have violated regulations by using industrial-grade silicone in breast implants and allegedly falsifying or withholding documents. In the press release, Eucomed strongly condemns Pip's behaviour and breach of trust, if the ...
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
French medical technology association Snitem has issued a press release noting that the bad behaviour of one company—Pip en l'occurrence—should not be allowed to besmirch the reputation of the medical device sector as a whole. It also cautions against using the breast implant scandal as a pretext for casting doubt ...
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
According to a recent survey from German Medical Technology Association BVMed, German medtech companies have registered a growth in sales of 5.3% in 2011. They continue to be a driving force of innovation and growth and continue to generate new jobs throughout the country. “The economic development of the industry remains relatively stable," states ...
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Sunday, November 6th, 2011
French medical technology association Snitem has announced the appointment of Eric Le Roy as Director General. He succeeds Odile Corbin, who held the position for 11 years and used her tenure at the head of the association to raise the profile of France's medtech industry, the second largest in Europe. ...
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Eucomed will launch a conference pre-vetting system for third-party educational conferences and congresses in 2012, according to a Eucomed press release. The system falls under the responsibility of the independent Eucomed Compliance Panel and will be mandatory for Eucomed members.
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Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Sharon Higgins, Director of the Irish Medical Devices Association and Chair of the Eucomed SME Task Force, recently penned her first blog post, in which she discussed the pivotal role played by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the development of medical technology. She also took that opportunity to ...
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
At nano tech 2011, the world's largest nanotechnology exhibition that will take place 16-18 February 2011 in Tokyo, Japan, the "German Pavilion" is presenting nanotechnology expertise from Germany. For the first time, German nanotech start-up Particular GmbH is joining the German Pavilion, the first company to present nanoparticles in liquids ...
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Swiss federal counselor Johann Schneider-Ammann and his Chinese counterpart officially launched free trade negotiations. That means that compared to other Western countries, Switzerland is in a pole position to benefit from the growing Chinese market. The export platform for the Swiss ...
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011
After redesigning and safeguarding the financial aspects of the healthcare system, the German government can focus on bringing changes to structural processes in 2011, declares German medtech association BVMed in its monthly e-newsletter. And there is a measure of confidence that the government will do the right thing as it ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
To evaluate market opportunities and learn about the challenges of the US-market, industry organisation Medtech Switzerland and Oslo Medtech are organising the programme “Medtech market insights: USA” tailored to medtech manufacturers, suppliers and service providers already selling products in the US or interested in exporting to the US. The two-day event consists of workshops ...
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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
French medical technology association Snitem (Syndicat National de l'Industrie des Technologies Médicales) has introduced its brand new website. Among the novelties of the substantially redesigned site are a photothèque, which displays images of sundry medical devices, and a film titled, Le DM, Qu'est-ce Que C'est. (Sadly, the soundtrack does not ...
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