Nov 18, 2021 | EN, medical technology
The Ottobock Group, based in Duderstadt, Germany, offers innovative products in the field of prostheses, orthoses, wheelchairs and mobility for neurological diseases, has just acquired all shares in SuitX, a spin-off of the University of California’s Robiotics...
Nov 18, 2021 | EN, medical technology
German industry association Spectaris has just published the industry figures for the medical technology sector for January to August 2021, welcoming the growth trajectory for 2021. However, Sepctaris also warns that rising costs for raw materials and logistics,...
Apr 1, 2021 | EN, medical technology
The German Medical Technology Association (BVMed) generally welcomes the „Digital Care and Nursing Modernization Act“, or DVPMG for short. However, it criticizes the fact that electronic prescriptions (e-prescriptions) have not yet been made simultaneously...
Mrz 26, 2021 | EN, medical technology, medicine
The German Medical Technology Association, BVMed for short, warns against the implementation of the EU Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) and the financial impact of the Corona pandemic on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).The double burden for the medical...
Jan 28, 2021 | Digitalization, EN, medical technology
The German Medical Technology Association (BVMed) and the German Health IT Association (bvitg e.V.) welcome in principle the draft bill of the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) on the Digital Care and Nursing Modernization Act (DVPMG).However, both associations...
Sep 24, 2020 | clinic, EN, medical technology, research
Researchers around Arnd Steinbrueck, scientific study coordinator of the Endoprosthesis Register Germany (EPRD), have used these data to examine hospitals and clinics for the short-term failure probability of total hip and knee endoprostheses and found that high case...