Archive for the ‘Trade Associations’ Category
Friday, March 8th, 2013
The Sterile Barrier Association (SBA) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. To mark this milestone, Director General David Harding spoke with medtechinsider about the association's formative years and how it is evolving from an inward-looking industry association to a source of information on sterile barrier systems for the world at ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2013
The German Medical Technology Association BVMed is asking the European Commission, the Council and the Parliament to take immediate action on appropriate measures to improve the designation and surveillance of notified bodies and market surveillance of medical devices. "Legal measures should be implemented early, preferably this year, to re-establish confidence ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2013
The Norwegian medical cluster, Oslo Medtech established a new network last fall, the Oslo Medtech Design and Manufacturing Network. Its aim is to strengthen the competence and position in the healthcare market for design, development and manufacturing companies. Furthermore, the network aims to enable members to provide better services to ...
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Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Once again, Ireland's medical technology sector radiates ruddy health amid an otherwise listless economy. The Irish Medical Device Association (IMDA) announced that medtech exports increased by 10% in the first six months of 2012 compared with 2011: €3.93 billion against €3.57 billion for the same period last year. That heartening ...
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
The German Medical Technology Association BVMed has published its Annual Report 20011/12, pointing out that the medtech industry has increasingly been in the focus of politics, which provides opportunities for closing knowledge gaps and communicating the special characteristics of the industry more successfully. "The comprehensive and coordinated cooperation of governmental ...
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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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