About us

Ymke is working as a data science professional in the Philips global data&AI Center of Excellence at Royal Philips with a current focus on data sharing and data&AI partnerships. Her mission is to connect the academic cutting edge technologies to the practical challenges in healthcare we are facing right now. Seeing data driven solutions actually […]

Front-end business and innovation leader in medical device technologies. Vice President & General Manager for Cardiac Devices and Electrophysiology in EMEA at Boston Scientific. Previously in charge of Strategy and Business Development at Medtronic across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada. Angelo brings over 20 years of international leadership experience in the medical device business, […]

Brigitte is the head of Materialise Medical, a company focused on personalised solutions leveraging 3D printing technologies. She joined Materialise after more than 20 years of experience in Medical Devices with organisations such as Johnson & Johnson (where she had various management roles including VP EMEA of Neurovascular solutions), Acertys (as CEO) and Mediq (as […]

Anouk Delafortrie is the West Africa Information Officer for the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection team. Her previous roles included Médecins Sans Frontières and World Wide Fund for Nature. She is currently based in Dakar. You can reach her via email at [email protected]

Virginie Delage is the Patient Engagement Manager for the Cardiac Rhythm Management & Cardiovascular Diagnostics & Services businesses of Medtronic in Western Europe. She has been working in healthcare for over 20 years and held various clinical, sales and marketing positions in both pharma and medtech. She is passionate about advancing patient engagement in medtech […]

Medtronic – Marketing Director EMEA – Disease State Management – Lung Health 20 years experience life science industry, combined in medical and pharmaceuticals industry “In Medtronic, we aspire to capture patients early in their disease so they benefit from what matters most, quality of life.  In EU, more than 320’000 patient* are diagnosed with lung […]

Ceren Aral Desnos will be acting as MedTech Europe’s Interim Director of Legal and Compliance in 2018 providing assistance to the organization on legal, ethics and healthcare compliance issues, taking on Aline Lautenberg’s role during her maternity leave.

Stefano Dettori is the Director of IVD Operative Unit of Notified Body 0373 ISS. (2016 Responsible of IVD Operative Unit of NB 0373 ISS; 2011 Coordinator of IVD Operative Unit of NB 0373 ISS c/o infectious disease Department) Since 12/11/2009 he worked in NB 0373 ISS as expert of IVD (Technical file reviewer and Auditor). […]

Emmett Devereux is Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Cook Medical in Europe, Middle East and Africa.  Emmett is focused on developing and implementing strategies and policies that raise awareness of patient access to medical technology. Fostering a business environment that is supportive of innovation in healthcare and the advancement of patient care is a […]

Richard di Benedetto is President Aetna International. In this role, Mr. di Benedetto has responsibility for one of the largest global health benefits businesses, serving more than 500,000 members living and working in nearly every country in the world. Aetna International provides expatriate health benefits and collaborates with health care systems, government entities and plan […]

Pharmaceutical and medical device law, law on advertising in the healthcare area, healthcare fraud and abuse prevention, healthcare-related commercial and corporate transactions. Advises domestic and foreign corporations active in the fields of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemistry, food and cosmetics in all legal matters concerning the design, manufacturing and marketing of their products. Particularly advises manufacturers […]