Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,500,000€ - 1,749,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.7 Fte (16)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
36
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
MedTech Europe (MTE)
EU Transparency Register
433743725252-26 First registered on 26 Dec 2016
Goals / Remit
MedTech Europe is the European trade association representing the medical technology manufacturers that produce diagnostics, medical devices and digital health solutions in Europe. MedTech Europe's mission is to make safe and innovative medical technology available to more people.
MedTech Europe aims to:
* promote the value and contribution of the medical technology industry
* raise awareness about the role that innovative medical technologies play in providing solutions to Europe’s ever-growing healthcare needs
* anticipate and respond to new business trends
* develop scientific expertise on questions of economic, medical and technical nature related to the medical technology industry
* collect, develop and communicate reliable data on a wide variety of issues to its members
* provide services, support and information that add value to our members
* encourage the contribution of the medical technology industry to EU industrial competitiveness and sustainable healthcare systemsMain EU files targeted
* Internal market legislation and any other legislation which impacts upon medical technologies
* Files under the responsibility of the DG SANTE, DG GROW, DG RTD, DG ENV, DG CNECT, DG JUST, DG TRADE, DG TAXUD and DG NEAR with particular focus on health, medical devices and IVDs, digital health and Innovation
* Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices
* Blood, tissues and cells legislation
* Animal by-products legislation
* The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
* Implementation of the late payments directive
* Policies, Initiatives related to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
* Regulation 2021/2282 on Health Technology Assessment* Cross-Border Health Care
* Health system performance assessments / EU semester
* Environmental regulations and their implementation (e.g., REACH Regulation, CLP Regulation, RoHS Directive,POPs and Biocidal Products Regulation, Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulation)
* The European Green Deal, in particular the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and initiatives under the Circular Economy Action Plan to revise the Batteries Legislation, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Llegislation, the Waste Framework and WEEE Directives and set up a Framework Regulation for more Ssustainable Products (Ecodesign Regulation) and a Regulation for Product and Business Environmental Footprint
* Artificial intelligence Act
* Data Act
*Cyber Resilience Act
* Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union *(NIS Directive 2)
* Collective Redress
* Product Liability Directive
* AI Liability Directive
* Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
* Bilateral and multilateral trade agreements
* Customs procedures and tariffs
* Resolution of technical barriers to trade
*COUNCIL REGULATION establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe and repealing Regulations (EC) No 219/2007, (EU) No 557/2014, (EU) No 558/2014, (EU) No 559/2014, (EU) No 560/2014, (EU) No 561/2014 and (EU) No 642/2014
*Pharmaceutical strategy for Europe
*European Health UnionAddress
Head Office
40 rue Joseph II
Brussels 1000 - 3
BELGIUMEU Office
40 rue Joseph II
Brussels 1000 - 3
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
16
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 14 10% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.7
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 29 Nov 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Giovanni DALLE NOGARE 24 Oct 2023 23 Oct 2024 Ms Judith KALINA 23 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2024 Mr Alexander Olbrechts 16 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024 Ms Jessica IMBERT 23 Feb 2023 22 Feb 2024 Mr Benjamin KRASA 29 Nov 2022 23 Feb 2023 Mr Giovanni DALLE NOGARE 14 Oct 2022 14 Oct 2023 Ms Judith KALINA 27 Apr 2022 27 Apr 2023 Mr Serge Bernasconi 18 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Ms Tanja Valentin 17 Dec 2019 17 Dec 2020 Mr Michael STRÜBIN 26 Nov 2019 26 Nov 2020 Ms Emma KOLLATOU 25 Sep 2019 25 Sep 2020 Mr Giovanni DALLE NOGARE 07 Sep 2019 05 Sep 2020 Mr YVES VERBOVEN 30 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Ms Jessica IMBERT 30 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Mr Serge Bernasconi 01 Feb 2019 01 Feb 2020 Ms Valentina Laurenzia Ancona 01 Feb 2019 31 Jul 2019 Timea Rezi-Kato 01 Feb 2019 05 Sep 2019 Ms Tanja Valentin 10 Jan 2019 17 Dec 2019 Mr Michael STRÜBIN 28 Nov 2018 26 Nov 2019 Mr YVES VERBOVEN 06 Apr 2018 30 Mar 2019 Ms Jessica IMBERT 06 Apr 2018 30 Mar 2019 Mr Serge Bernasconi 24 Jan 2018 23 Jan 2019 Ms Valentina Laurenzia Ancona 24 Jan 2018 23 Jan 2019 Timea Rezi-Kato 24 Jan 2018 23 Jan 2019 Ms Tanja Valentin 24 Jan 2018 10 Jan 2019 Mr Merlin RIETSCHEL 09 Dec 2017 31 Mar 2018 Mr Oliver Bisazza 21 Nov 2017 31 Mar 2018 Mr JESUS RUEDA RODRIGUEZ 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Ms Neha DAVE 23 Jan 2017 10 Jun 2017 Mr Serge Bernasconi 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Ms Valentina Laurenzia Ancona 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Ms Petra Zollner 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Mr John Brennan 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Ms Marinela Claudia Gherman 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Ms Thecla Sterk 23 Jan 2017 21 Jul 2017 Mr YVES VERBOVEN 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Timea Rezi-Kato 23 Jan 2017 13 Jan 2018 Ms Tanja Valentin 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Complementary Information
A total of 16 persons are involved in activities covered by the Register.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,500,000€ - 1,749,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant H2020 - EURIPHI project 30,186€ Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount pirovano management 25,000€ - 49,999€ harwood levitt consulting (hlc) 25,000€ - 49,999€ ogilvy 25,000€ - 49,999€ incisive health 100,000€ - 199,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name pirovano management harwood levitt evoke incisive edelman apco Closed year Costs
1,500,000€ - 1,749,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
eHealth Stakeholder Group#E02769#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2769 #Member #C#Industry#Commission expert group "Industrial Forum"#E03743#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3743 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs#Medical Device Coordination Group#X03565#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3565 #Observer #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development#Cancer
Communication activities
None
Other activities
• MedTech Europe collects data and offers trainings and workshops on subjects such as anti-corruption, regulatory requirements, health economics, reimbursement, Value based (innovation) procurement and HTA to support members in their daily business.
• MedTech Europe collects and provides members with reliable data on a wide variety of issues thereby enabling them to make informed decisions in their daily business.
• MedTech Europe organises meetings that enable members to determine and formulate industry positions on key issues.
Meetings
Meetings
36 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 13 Jul 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Medical devices legislation and EU sanctions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2023 Location On line Subject Meeting with the newly appointed CEO of MedTech Europe to discuss the medical device legislative framework Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Giorgios Rossides (Cabinet member)
- Daphne von Buxhoeveden (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject China, Russia sanctions and IP Waiver. Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 16 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Introduction to the new CEO. Attending - Pierre Delsaux (Director-General)
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Date 09 Nov 2022 Location Virtual Subject Implementation of EU Chemicals Strategy and the REACH revision Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Nov 2022 Location video-call Subject Implementation of EU Chemicals Strategy and the REACH revision Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Aug 2022 Location video Subject shortage of semi conductors Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jul 2022 Location videoconference Subject product liability directive Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Feb 2021 Location Teams meeting Subject Meeting with MedTech Europe on new Medical Devices Regulations, MRA with Switzerland and Health Union package. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Daphne von Buxhoeveden (Cabinet member)
- Giorgios Rossides (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Dec 2020 Location Brussels Subject VC Meeting - The role of medical technologies in the fight against antimicrobial resistance and healthcare acquired infections Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
- Daphne von Buxhoeveden (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Nov 2020 Location Brussels - virtual Subject Videoconference with Pharmaceutical Industry Associations to discuss shortages of medicines and medical devices including diagnostic tests in the context of COVID-19 pandemic Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- Vaccines Europe
- Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- European Chemical Industry Council
- MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
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Date 09 Sep 2020 Location Brussels Subject Green Paper on Ageing; cardiovascular diseases; innovative technologies Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Astrid Dentler (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2020 Location Brussels Subject Videoconference with Pharmaceutical Industry Associations to discuss shortages of medicines and medical devices including diagnostic tests in the context of COVID-19 pandemic Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- European Chemical Industry Council
- Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- Vaccines Europe
- MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
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Date 29 May 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- European Public Health Alliance
- MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
- Vaccines Europe
- European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- European Patients' Forum (EPF)
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Date 15 May 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Vaccines Europe
- European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- European Chemical Industry Council
- MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
- Association of the European Self-Care Industry
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Date 08 May 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - European Chemical Industry Council
- European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- Vaccines Europe
- Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
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Date 08 May 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Apr 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- Vaccines Europe
- European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
- Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- European Chemical Industry Council
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Date 29 Apr 2020 Location Videconference Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Apr 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
- European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- European Chemical Industry Council
- Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- Vaccines Europe
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Date 23 Apr 2020 Location Videconference Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 17 Apr 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - European Chemical Industry Council
- European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- Vaccines Europe
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Date 09 Apr 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations and the European Medicines Agency to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- Vaccines Europe
- Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- European Chemical Industry Council
- European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
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Date 09 Apr 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations and the European Medicines Agency to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Apr 2020 Location Brussels, phone call Subject COVID 19 in vitro diagnostic access and availability for Europe Attending - Anne Bucher (Director-General)
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Date 03 Apr 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations and the European Medicines Agency to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
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Date 03 Apr 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations and the European Medicines Agency to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations and the European Medicines Agency to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Mar 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations and the European Medicines Agency to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Mar 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to discuss Possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 13 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Video call with Pharmaceutical Industrial Associations and the European Medicines Agency to discuss possible shortages of medicines and medical devices for the Covid-19 outbreak Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
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Date 05 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Medical Devices (Mr Bermig attended the meeting organized by Commissioner Oettinger) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2018 Location Brussels, Berl Subject HTA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Annika Nowak (Cabinet member)
- Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Association of the European Self-Care Industry
- Medtech & Pharma Platform Association
- EuropaBio
- MEDICINES FOR EUROPE
- European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry
- European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association Europe, international Association without lucrative purpose
- European Plastics Converters Association
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Date 15 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Future closer collaboration and FP9 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Manuel Nobre Goncalves (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Strategic public procurement oraz HTA co-operation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
- Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)