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Press release calls on the Commission to address limited availability of medical devices, particularly for children
BioMed Alliance published a new press release calling on the European Commission to implement concrete actions in order to prevent a critical shortage of medical devices, particularly for children and...
Multi-stakeholder EHDS Workshop to kicked off discussions on the proposal
The EU Health Coalition, with the support of BioMed Alliance, EAU, EFPIA and COCIR organised a hybrid workshop with stakeholders and policy makers on 18 May to 'Maximise EHDS impact on better health d...
Updated survey shortages medical devices (February 2023)
In February 2023 BioMed Alliance launched a new survey on current/upcoming shortages of medical devices. With this short survey, the BioMed Alliance would like to assess whether clinicians experi...
BioMed Alliance welcomes 3 new members
The BioMed Alliance has welcomed 3 new member organisations this year. We look forward to working with the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) the European Society of Paediatr...
Time is running out: BioMed Alliance calls for urgent measures to improve the availability of essential medical devices.
Continuing challenges for the implementation of the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) will be discussed by health ministers during the EPSCO meeting on 9 December.
The BioMed Alliance believes th...
Press release calls for urgent measures to improve the availability of essential medical devices ahead of EPSCO meeting (November 2022)
BioMed Alliance published a press release ahead of the EPSCO meeting on 9 December 2022 calling for a variety of measures to mitigate a shortage of medical devices. Recommended steps include an extens...
BioMed Alliance selected as stakeholder in the HERA Civil Society Forum
The BioMed Alliance was appointed as a member of the European Commission’s HERA Civil Society Forum. The Forum, as a sub-group of the HERA Advisory Forum, will help to ensure that HERA receives regu...
BioMed Alliance survey on the limited availability of certain medical devices
BioMed Alliance published an important survey on the availability of medical devices in August 2022. It assesses if clinicians experience that any devices that they normally use are no longer availabl...
New BeWell Consortium kicks off its work
The BeWell consortium held its kick-off meeting on 14 July to discuss its upcoming activities around the project. BioMed Alliance is a partner in the project and works with 23 other organisations with...
Press release calling for urgent measures to ensure the continuing availability of essential medical devices
The BioMed Alliance published a press release calling on Member States to take action and prevent a potential shortage of medical devices, ahead of the discussions during the EPSCO meeting on 14 June...
Biomedical Alliance in Europe calls for urgent measures to ensure the continuing availability of essential medical devices
The BioMed Alliance published a new press release calling on Member States to take action and prevent a potential shortage of medical devices, ahead of the discussions during the EPSCO meeting on 14 J...
The European Commission announced delays in the IVDR implementation
The European Commission published a legislative proposal amending the in-Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR), and more specifically amending the transitional provisions for certain in-vitro diagnostic...