Medizintechnologie e.V.
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D - 10117 Berlin
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Medical Devices Industry
Wednesday, 23.06.2010
In a letter responding to a published interview with Professor Windeler, BVMed clarifies: "Medical devices are subject to strict legal requirements on safety and performance efficiency"Thursday, 29.04.2010
Individual contracts increasingly importantWednesday, 24.02.2010
Electronic communication: Use of global standards neededThursday, 11.02.2010
BVMed Rejects Mandatory Approval for Clinical TrialsMonday, 25.01.2010
BVMed/DKI Study calls for improved innovation transferWednesday, 11.11.2009
Conference Focuses on Changes in German Medical Device Law10 point plan for advanced medical technology
10 points for providing patients with advanced medical technology, BVMed, August 2009
2009-05: Medical Technology in Germany – Industry Report 2009
by BVMed – German Medical Technology Association, May 2009
Article for Medical Devices Technology
June 2008, by Joachim M. Schmitt & Manfred Beeres, BVMed - German Medical Technology Association
2007-07: The German MedTech Industry in the year 2007
Article for The Regulatory Affairs Journal
July 2007; Report by Joachim M. Schmitt & Manfred Beeres, BVMed – German Medical Technology Association
2007-03: We need a Master Plan for the Health Economy
Article for Touch Briefing “Medical Devices 2007” by Joachim M. Schmitt & Manfred Beeres, BVMed
BVMed – German Medical Technology Association, March 2007
Monday, 30.03.2009
BVMed Annual Report 2008/09: “Process optimization and drive for quality can succeed through cooperation”Friday, 27.03.2009
BVMed survey: The medtech sector withstands the economic crisisMonday, 23.03.2009
MedTech workshop discussions on innovationsThursday, 12.02.2009
New Medical Products Law ‘Would Be Burdensome’Tuesday, 13.01.2009
BVMed: Endoprosthesis register makes quality transparentThursday, 20.11.2008
BVMed’s autumn survey is encouraging: ‘More jobs in the med-tech sector despite pressure to lower prices’Wednesday, 19.11.2008
Med-tech industry profits are hit by the global financial crisis2006-07: Medical Technologies as Part of the "Competence Center for Health"
Article for Touch Briefing “Medical Device Manufacturing & Technology” 2006, by Joachim M. Schmitt, Director General & Member of the Board
BVMed – German Medical Technology Association, July 2006
Friday, 01.09.2006
Turnover of BVMed member companies shows a rise of 3.8 % in the first half of 2006Tuesday, 16.05.2006
BVMed conference on medtech innovation: A proper uptake of doctors’ ideas is an important factor for successMonday, 13.02.2006
Medical technology sector 2005: 2 per cent reported turnover growth for BVMed member companiesTuesday, 22.11.2005
Study on hospital purchasing co-operatives commissioned by BVMed: “Focus on product and service competition instead of on price”Monday, 07.11.2005
BVMed presents Medtech sector report: companies slightly optimistic about 2006; Medtech sector creates more jobs in GermanyThursday, 08.09.2005
BVMed Innovation Forum: “Promoting innovation is the joint duty of the health insurance funds, doctors and companies.”Thursday, 18.08.2005
BVMed reports 2.9 % growth in turnover in the first half of the yearFriday, 10.06.2005
MedTech Communications Congress: PR is becoming ever more significant - Patients as a target audience are increasing in importanceFriday, 06.05.2005
MedInform conference on the “healthcare economy” growth market: More co-operation, more flexibility, more patient responsibilityFriday, 29.04.2005
BVMed conference on medical technology innovation: “Good opportunities up to the market access, but challenges in reimbursement in Germany”Wednesday, 13.04.2005
BVMed/Medinform meeting on the health economy (3 May 2005)Thursday, 17.03.2005
BVMed General Assembly in Berlin: “Supporting the healthcare economy through a closer integration of healthcare, economic and research policies”Thursday, 17.02.2005
Medical technologies in 2004: BVMed reports 1.5 % growth in turnoverTuesday, 25.01.2005
DRG workshops: “Away from product consideration towards process and case considerations”Thursday, 09.12.2004
New BVMed publication “History and trends of medical technology”: “We are on the brink of a medical technology revolution”Tuesday, 06.04.2004
BVMed Annual Report 2003/04 published: “Innovation is the driving force of our health economy”Friday, 13.02.2004
Medical technologies: BVMed reports 3.9 % growth in turnover - Profit situation remains tenseThursday, 13.11.2003
Fourth BVMed press seminar in Berlin: medical technology sector experiences moderate growth of about 3 per cent / BVMed: "Consider innovations an opportunity, not a cost factor"Monday, 15.09.2003
BVMed on World Children's Day on 21 September: Innovative medical technologies are indispensable for the medical care of babies and children2003-05: Medical Technologies and the German Healthcare System: State and Future
Article by Joachim M. Schmitt, BVMed Director General, May 2003
Wednesday, 07.05.2003
New BVMed conference series “Medical Technology On Site” - Schmitt: “Medical technologies represent an investment in people’s health and productivity”Wednesday, 30.04.2003
MedInform conference “Growth in the medical device market”: The medical technology market is becoming more attractive for venture capitalists and other private investment companiesMonday, 14.04.2003
BVMed Annual Report 2002/03 published: “Comprehending healthcare as a growth market and improving conditions for medical technology”Thursday, 20.02.2003
Medical technology sector 2002 - BVMed: turnover growth of medical devices manufacturers rises by 6.5%Thursday, 14.11.2002
Opening Press Conference at MEDICA 2002 - BVMed companies: A rise in turnover of some 5 %, but continued pressure on profitsTuesday, 01.10.2002
Third BVMed Innovation Congress: “DRG system must leave space for innovative medical technology”French National Association for Medical Technology Industries
Swedish Association of Suppliers of Medical Devices
Medical Devices Canada
European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates
European Medical Technology Association
European Committee of the Radiological and Electromedical Industry
Italian Association for biomedical and diagnostic technology
Association of British Healthcare Industries (UK)
Advanced Medical Technology Association (USA)
Thursday, 11.07.2002
DRG System BVMed demands binding, equal reimbursement for DRGs with cost-intensive material contentThursday, 27.09.2001
BVMed's Innovation Conference Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons: Innovations facilitate long-term cost savingsTuesday, 25.09.2001
BVMed General Assembly Cornelia Gröhl: "Innovative medical technologies help ensure improved patient care and cost-effectiveness"Monday, 16.07.2001
BVMed statement on DRG law: Flexible solutions for innovative medical technologiesThursday, 12.07.2001
Reprocessing of single-use medical devices: BVMed in favor of stricter requirements for the reprocessing of medical devices/Statement to the Lower House of German ParliamentWednesday, 25.04.2001
BVMed Annual Meeting 2001: Chairman Cornelia Gröhl demands better political and legal structures for innovative medical technologies / Georg Baum (BMG): "We need openings for innovations"Friday, 08.12.2000
BVMed welcomes the "Round Table Initiative" of physicians and health insurance funds on health care reform as a necessary stepWednesday, 19.07.2000
BVMed on new open internet health portal: "Practical initiatives for optimization of procurement processes and condensing of medical information"Monday, 29.05.2000
New Study demonstrates the value of medical devices / BVMed: "The top priority must be to bring medical innovations into use as fast as possible"Tuesday, 15.02.2000
BVMed turnover 1999 amounted to 6.3 billion DMThursday, 10.02.2000
BVMed wants an open discussion about the future financing of the German health care systemTop-Thema
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