News Stay up to date. Use this convenient filter to find the latest news about the medtech sector and Swiss Medtech activities of interest to you. Icon (field_icon) - Any -TrainingAwardExpert groupsIVDRMDRPoliticsRegulationAssociation 29.09.23 News Information des Bundesrates Der Bundesrat hat beschlossen, unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen die Übergangsfristen für die Zertifizierung von Medizinprodukten gemäss der entsprechenden EU-Verordnung zu verlängern. 26.09.23 News Swiss Medtech Board of Directors Information regarding elections : Criteria for composition of the Board, the competency profile for Board members, as well as general election procedures. 25.09.23 News The misguided incentives must go «It’s time to rethink the healthcare system and make patient benefit the guiding force,» says Damian Müller, member of the Council of States and designated President of Swiss Medtech. 19.09.23 News Open Letter from MedTech Europe on the Future of the MDR/IVDR On 14th Sept. MedTech Europe has sent an Open Letter to European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, asking for comprehensive structural reforms to address healthcare access challenges resulting from the MDR and IVDR. 30.08.23 News FDA is at least equally safe as CE Expert Report «Comparison of regulatory systems regarding safety of medical devices from the USA and EU», Johner Institut Schweiz GmbH (22 August 2023) 30.08.23 News No need to revise the TPA Legal Assessment «Is a revision of the Therapeutic Products Act necessary to implement Motion 20.3211?», written by Prof. Dr. iur. Tomas Poledna, Poledna RC, Zurich and Dr. iur. Remus Muresan, Muresan Legal, Zurich (18 August 2023) 29.08.23 News Whitepaper on the further development of MDR / IVDR The two medtech associations, BVMed and VDGH, call for the elimination of recertification as well as fast-track procedures for innovations. 28.08.23 News Swiss Accelerator – new call Innosuisse is launching the second call for projects for the Swiss Accelerator. With this funding programme, Innosuisse is supporting innovation projects of SMEs and start-ups that have already entered the market. 17.08.23 News Revised Data Protection Act – Are you ready? On 1 September 2023, the revised Swiss Data Protection Act (DPA) and corresponding provisions for implementation will come into force – immediately and with no transitional period. 15.08.23 News MDR Chaos is weakening innovation «This is how innovation gets stifled,» says Iwan Märki, co-founder of Lausanne-based start-up Abionic. 11.08.23 News Current situation in the hospitals «We have rarely experienced such a situation in the past. We are faced with consistant short-ages of a wide variety of medical consumables,» says Daniel Borer, Head Physician of the Clinic for Anesthesiology at Winterthur Cantonal Hospital. 26.07.23 News The exclusive focus on costs is outdated This is what Damian Müller, member of the Council of States, says in an interview about challenges and possible solutions in the health care system. Pagination Page 1 Next page ›