About us

John Bowis who was a Member of European Parliament from 1999 to 2009 is now the Honorary President of Health First Europe. John became HFE’s Honorary President in 2009 and re-elected for a second term in 2011.

President, MedTech Slovenija

John Brennan is currently the Director of Regulations and Industrial Policy at MedTech Europe. John joined Eucomed in August 2008 as Director of Technical & Regulatory Affairs, after spending five years at the European Commission working in the Unit responsible for the European medical devices legislation. During his time at the Commission he also had […]

Michelle Brennan, Chair of the Board of MedTech Europe and Company Group Chair, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). 

Anne-Sophie Bricca is Deputy General Counsel at Terumo BCT, a global leader in blood components and cellular technologies, member of the Terumo group. With her team, she provides legal and compliance support to Terumo BCT sales entities in EMEA. She is a member of Terumo BCT Executive Leadership Team. She represents Terumo group at MedTech […]

Giovanni Briganti is a physician-scientist. He holds the Chair of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Medicine at the University of Mons, where he is appointed as Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine.

Gozde Briggs is a Programme Manager at the European Patients’ Forum, a-pan European Umbrella Patient Organisation, based in Brussels, where she leads the Data Saves Lives initiative and other health data and digital health-related EU projects. With previous experience as an Online Service Manager at an international organisation, Gozde is dedicated to using the power […]

Mikkel Brok-Kristensen is a partner at ReD Associates, a strategy and innovation consulting firm based in the human sciences For the last ten years he has worked within health care, primarily advising MedTech and Pharma clients on new product development and go-to-market. 

Nicholas Brooke is the CEO of The Synergist, a neutral, non-profit organization that facilitates multi-stakeholder collaboration to address complex societal challenges such as structured patient engagement, personalized medicine, and more. Its initiatives include the From Testing to Targeted Treatment program, the Made with Patients Awards, Safe Motherhood Week, and the IHI-GUIDE MRD and IHI-READI projects, […]

Noel is currently the Global Head of Talent Attraction & Acquisition with Thermo Fisher Scientific with a team responsible for recruiting across all groups and divisions for APAC, LATAM & Canada and EMEA. In 2014, Noel became their Global Director of Talent Acquisition Operations to set up a global TA Centre of Excellence model supporting […]

Lexi Brown is a media planner at Mindshare UK, specialising in new media and technology for communications. This, with her passion for geography after studying at the University of Bristol, has led her to write for “Digital Diversity” and showcase examples of how technology and new methods of communication are improving the developing world, and helping individuals escape […]

Annette Brüls is Corporate Vice President for EMEA, Canada, and Latin America at Edwards Lifesciences, a position she has held since August 2024. She is also the current chair of MedTech Europe’s Cardiovascular Sector Group. Prior to joining Edwards, Brüls was the CEO of Medela, a leading breast pump brand and medical device manufacturer. Previously, […]