The major “Innovation in Healthcare: From Research to Market” conference organised jointly by European Commission’s DGs Research and Innovation, Enterprise and Industry and Health and Consumers (SANCO) is going to take place next week in Brussels, on Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 March. This is the second time that this two-day multi-stakeholder conference is held.
Eucomed embraces this opportunity to demonstrate the readiness of the medical technology industry to share the responsibility in addressing the current and future challenges in healthcare.
Guy Lebeau, M.D, and John Wilkinson, respectively Chairman and Chief Executive of Eucomed, as well as representative of Eucomed’s SME network have been invited to speak. Eucomed will also be present at the conference’s fair where the association will have a stand.
The conference will cover a variety of topics; from knowledge creation to knowledge transfer, from fostering entrepreneurship to organisational aspects, and from pricing, reimbursement to uptake of new health technologies.
Guy Lebeau, M.D, will be a key speaker in the opening ceremony. In his speech, he will demonstrate the huge value that the medical technology industry has to offer to increase the efficiency of healthcare systems and the ability of patients to better manage their own health. John Wilkinson will be part of a session on the second day where he will speak about opportunities to reorganise healthcare delivery by aiming for new holistic care models and how the medical technology industry can support them. Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, Co-founder of Sectra, will speak on behalf of Eucomed’s SME network about entrepreneurial challenges to bring a research idea to market. There are indeed thousands of medical technology SMEs in Europe which are constantly developing innovative solutions for the benefit of citizens and which are facing hurdles hampering their potential for innovation. Eucomed has published on 22 March a new report entitled “European Health and SMEs” which addresses such hurdles.
Eucomed has also been given the opportunity to have a stand at the conference fair where some 20 other associations active in health will be present. All stands will be located in the main conference area. If you are attending this two-day event, make sure to come and visit the Eucomed stand. New brochures and other interesting materials related to medical technology, innovation and SMEs will be available. A representative of the Eucomed secretariat will also be present at all times to answer any questions you may have.
The conference is open to the public.
