Archive for the ‘Trade Associations’ Category
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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Monday, August 30th, 2010
According to a current survey by German Medical Technology Association BVMed, job vacancies in the medical industry can be found in 96% of the companies. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the companies to recruit adequately qualified staff, states the report. In the survey in which 94 BVMed member companies participated, ...
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Germany has a new medical cluster in the state of Saarland. Cooperation between industry and researchers combined with the short driving distances in Germany's smallest state are expected to advance medical device technology. "Medical device technology in Saarland is a growing sector," says Dr Christoph Hartmann, Minister for Economic Affairs and ...
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010
As you may be aware, the World Cup in South Africa is in full swing and, although this may not be the first thing that comes to mind, medical technology is on the pitch – sort of. Football is a demanding sport that causes a number of injuries: the ankles ...
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Have you heard about the new medical cluster in Norway? If not, then you should know that Oslo Medtech was founded about six months ago, in November 2009. In her speech on MEMS for diagnostics in Norway at the World Micromachine Summit in Dortmund last Friday, Berit Sundby Avset, Research Director ...
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Noting that 10 years can be an eternity when you are representing as innovative and fast-paced an industry as the medical technology sector, Eucomed Chief Executive John Wilkinson has welcomed the association’s revamped Board of Directors. "Our old governance dated back more than 10 years,” said Wilkinson, "which . . ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
The Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA) and the Applied Optics Group at the National University of Ireland (NUI) in Galway, are exploring practical ways that optics can deliver scientific and technology solutions to enhance the industry's operations in Ireland.
Speaking at their seminar, held on 23 February 2010, Sharon Higgins, Director ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The European Parliament has voted in favour of President Barroso’s new Commission team. The Medical Devices Unit falls under Commissioner Dalli’s new competencies in DG SANCO. Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association said in an announcement that it especially looks forward to working with John Dalli, the Commissioner for ...
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
An interministerial working group headed by Federal Health Minister Philipp Rösler is to draw up suggestions for health reform by the second half of 2010, states BVMed’s latest newsletter. The German medical technology industry association writes that according to experts’ opinion, the foundation of the reform should be a separation ...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
EDANA, the trade association serving the nonwovens and related industries has announced its programme of events and training courses for 2010 and early 2011. Pierre Wiertz, General Manager of EDANA, said, “With a global scope and outlook, we are pleased to support our members and the broader industry with activities ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Pan-European medical technology industry association Eucomed turns 30 today. Since 1979, the association has endeavored to improve patient and clinician access to modern, innovative and reliable medical technology. From its humble beginnings as a small regulatory agency, the association has evolved into a key entity in the EU health and industry policy ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
BVMed wants its just published 10 point plan to be used as a basis for the health policy discussions that are to come in the next few months. The Bundestag election on 27 September 2009 will give increased impetus to a new government programme, says the German medical technology association. ...
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