What to learn about the EU Medical Device situation? [Erik Vollebregt]

Medtech Forum was really a great event with all the Medical Device stakeholders at the same place. Manufacturers, Consultants, Notified Body, European Commission, trade associations, service providers. Let's summarize that with Erik Vollebregt.

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The Medtech Forum occurred this year in Barcelona between May 3-5, 2022 During this conference, we recorded a podcast episode with Erik Vollebregt to summarize the discussions that happened. The topics that we will cover are:

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Digitalization for Medical Devices post-Covid EU Commission not providing all the answers Centralization for Medical Devices like FDA or EMA Extension of EU MDR Legacy devices versus New devices New technologies pathway EU Market versus US Market

Who is Erik Vollebregt?

Erik specializes in EU and national legal and regulatory issues relating to medical devices, including eHealth, mHealth, software, and protection of personal data. He is an expert in life sciences regulation at the EU and Dutch level, with a focus on contracts, and regulatory litigation against competent authorities and M&A. Erik was initially trained as intellectual property and competition lawyer, starting his career at the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission. He subsequently gained experience in contentious matters, commercial contracts, and transactional work at three large international law firms. He actively contributes to law and policy development at the national and EU levels via membership in specialized committees at branch associations and the European Commission. Erik also works as an arbitrator in medical devices-related disputes and is regularly retained as an expert witness in foreign litigation. Erik worked and lived in Brussels and Stockholm for several years, and is fluent in Dutch, English, French, German, and Swedish. Chambers Europe 2017: Erik is known for his specialism in regulatory work, which covers medical technology, devices, and products as well as for biotechnology. Clients confirm his strong capabilities, with one saying “he stands out to me. Whenever I work with lawyers he has been the best, with a solid scientific background. He has the perfect combination of skills and experience.”

Who is Monir El Azzouzi?

Monir El Azzouzi is a Medical Device Expert specializing in Quality and Regulatory Affairs. After working for many years with big Healthcare companies and particularly Johnson and Johnson, he decided to create EasyMedicalDevice.com to help people have a better understanding of the Medical Device Regulations all over the world. He now created the consulting firm Easy Medical Device GmbH and developed many ways to deliver knowledge through Videos, podcasts, online courses…

Links from the Video

Medtech Europe: https://www.medtecheurope.org/ Erik Vollebregt profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikvollebregt/ Axon lawyers: https://www.axonlawyers.com/ HTA EU Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/health/health-technology-assessment/overview_en Podcast episode 173 – EU MDR extension: https://podcast.easymedicaldevice.com/173/

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