Access
Views on patient access to medical technologies that change and save lives.
Posted on 13.10.2026
From assessment to access: navigating the EU’s new HTA framework
In early October 2026, the European Commission adopted its first decision to select two medical devices for joint clinical assessment under the EU Health Technology Assessment (HTA). What does this mean for medtech innovators? Tune into the latest episode of MedTech ON AIR, recorded live from our booth at The MedTech Forum 2026, where Frédérique […]
Posted on 23.06.2026
Smarter regulation, here and now: making the most of the MDR/IVDR simplification proposal
Between sessions at the MedTech Forum 2026, we sat down with Flora Giorgio, Head of Unit D3 for Medical Devices at the European Commission’s DG SANTE. In this conversation, we unpack some of the most consequential files in medtech policy right now: from the revision of the Medical Devices Regulation (#MDR) and the In Vitro […]

