Latest press releases

MedTech Europe’s reaction to the European Commission’s State of the Union

Posted on 14.09.2022

MedTech Europe welcomes the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation and urges continued work to deploy the new regulatory system

Posted on 26.05.2022

Urgent solutions for the certification of new, innovative tests greatly needed and expected by patients

Improving cardiovascular health: European Alliance for Cardiovascular Health launches plan to tackle Europe’s leading cause of death

Posted on 16.05.2022

The European Health Data Space Regulation: an opportunity to harness the power of health data

Posted on 03.05.2022

Brussels, 3 May 2022 – The proposed European Health Data Space legislation, published today, sets out to create an ecosystem for better exchange of and access to health data. MedTech Europe calls on EU legislators to ensure the new legislation overcomes existing legal and technical barriers to truly enable safe and secure sharing of health data in the EU.

European medical technology industry adopts revised code of ethical business practice

Posted on 28.03.2022

Brussels, 28 March 2022 – MedTech Europe is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors approved on Friday 25 March 2022 an update of its longstanding Code of Ethical Business Practice, in a continuous effort to update its self-regulatory framework of ethical standards.

3rd European Value-Based Procurement Conference

Posted on 15.03.2022

A Collaborative approach to data collection and measurement tools

Data Act: MedTech Europe calls for a data-sharing ecosystem that supports innovation in healthcare

Posted on 28.02.2022

MedTech Europe Welcomes the European Chips Act

Posted on 10.02.2022

Brussels, 10 February 2022 - MedTech Europe welcomes the publication of the European Chips Act and calls upon the European Commission to implement policies ensuring a sufficient supply of chips to the medical technology sector for the benefit of a continuous healthcare delivery.

MedTech Europe welcomes the adoption of amended transitional provisions of the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation

Posted on 20.12.2021

Brussels, 20 December 2021 - MedTech Europe welcomes the adoption of the European Commission’s Proposal to amend the transitional provisions of the new EU In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVD Regulation). With today’s adoption by the Council of the European Union, which follows a corresponding plenary vote of the European Parliament last week, both EU legislators recognise the need for a workable transition into the new European regulatory framework for IVD medical tests.

MedTech Europe welcomes its new Board

Posted on 03.12.2021

Brussels, 3 December 2021 – MedTech Europe, the European trade association representing the medical technology industry, elected its new Board at the association’s General Assembly today.

MedTech Europe’s Reaction to the European Commission’s Proposal for amending the IVD Regulation

Posted on 14.10.2021

European organisations join forces to shine spotlight on cardiovascular health

Posted on 27.09.2021