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04.05.21 Press release
Swiss Medtech Award 2021: The finalists are confirmed

GalvoSurge Dental, icotec, and Scewo will compete for the prize
23.04.21 Press release
Swiss medical technology now calls for clear signs of goodwill (in German only)

Schwerwiegende negative Folgen sind dringend zu vermeiden
16.04.21 News
Swiss Medtech Day

Registration is open
01.04.21 News
Information for the Industry from Swiss Medtech

Important contents of the Contingency MedDO
03.03.21 News
Open letter from health stakeholders to the Federal Council

Preventing a supply shortage of medical devices (in German)
19.02.21 News
We are looking for you

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05.02.21 News
Patient care is at risk

Swiss Medtech has drawn the attention of important Swiss healthcare players to the impending supply shortage of medical devices. The worrying situation is still far too little noticed. We appeal to the joint responsibility of all actors in the healthcare sector to pay due attention to the problem and to exert influence with decision-makers in order to avoid negative effects on patient care in Switzerland.
02.02.21 Press release
SIRIS Report 2020 (in German)

Umfassende und transparente Einblicke in die Hüft- und Knieimplantation
01.02.21 News
Swiss Medtech annual report 2020

Swiss Medtech documents its activities from 2020 (in German).
01.02.21 News
Information for the Industry from Swiss Medtech

We have supplemented the documents for the information of 16 December 2020.
06.01.21 News
Publication of the expert names

The MDR requires the European Commission to create expert panels to support the scientific assessment and advice in the field of medical devices. Amongst others, the panels of experts will provide an opinion on the notified bodies’ assessments of clinical evaluation of certain high-risk medical devices. The European Commission has published the names of the experts.
06.01.21 News
Publication of the expert names

The IVDR requires the European Commission to create expert panels to support the scientific assessment and advice in the field of vitro diagnostic medical devices. Amongst others, the panels of experts will provide an opinion on the notified bodies’ assessments of performance evaluation of certain in vitro diagnostic medical devices. The European Commission has published the names of the experts (voir le panel n° 12).