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MedTech Europe urges EU authorities to make IVD Regulation implementation workable
Posted on 09.07.2020
Read moreMedTech Europe statement on the supply conditions of Protective Medical Equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Posted on 04.05.2020
The objective of this statement is to raise awareness about the current situation impacting the supply chain conditions for protective medical equipment and its implications.
Read moreMedTech Europe Statement on EU Commission intention to postpone MDR deadline
Posted on 25.03.2020
We welcome the announced intention of the European Commission to propose the postponement of the date of application for the Medical Devices Regulation by 12 months, and we also welcome the support that the European Parliament has expressed for this.
Read moreMedTech Europe calls for a pause on IVDR and MDR implementation to facilitate the fight against COVID-19 and to safeguard Healthcare Systems
Posted on 23.03.2020
The medical technology industry is fully engaged with all other healthcare stakeholders in the fight against COVID-19 outbreak, one of the worst pandemics in the past 100 years. The industry is working relentlessly to provide personal protective equipment (PPEs), diagnostics, respiratory devices and other critical medical equipment to patients, healthcare workers, and hospitals on the COVID19 frontline.
Read moreThe medical technology industry supports the fight against COVID-19
Posted on 11.03.2020
MedTech Europe, the European trade association for the medical technology industry, calls on the European Commission and EU Member States to remove any barrier undermining the industry’s capacity to help manage the current unprecedented public health emergency.
Read moreMedTech Europe Statement on the role of the industry in the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID 19) Outbreak
Posted on 28.02.2020
The medical technology industry is fully committed to responding to the needs of citizens across the world, in particular those of healthcare workers and governments, in tackling the ongoing outbreak of the Coronavirus COVID 19.
Read moreMedTech Europe welcomes the European Commission’s White paper on Artificial Intelligence and the EU Data strategy
Posted on 21.02.2020
Brussels, 21 February 2020 - The medical technology (medtech) industry welcomes the “European Strategy for Data” and the “White Paper on Artificial Intelligence – a European Approach” that were published by the European Commission (EC). The two documents will be tools to unleash the potential of data and artificial intelligence in the health care sector, increasing outcomes for patients with respect for Europe’s values and principles.
Read moreMedTech Europe welcomes the ratification of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by the United Kingdom and the European Union
Posted on 31.01.2020
Brussels 31 January 2020 - After almost two years of uncertainty, the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement was finally approved by the United Kingdom’s House of Commons and became law on 23 January 2020. Shortly after, on 29 January 2020, the European Parliament followed along and ratified the agreement.
Read more1st European Value-Based Procurement Conference – A new paradigm in health care
Posted on 12.12.2019
12 December 2019 – For the first time at European level, thought and practice leaders in the field of value-based procurement came together to discuss opportunities in this important emerging area of health care. More than 250 participants from leading organisations, representing a diverse ecosystem of healthcare actors, attended the 1st European Value-Based Procurement Conference in Brussels, Belgium.
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