AdvaMed executive Abby Pratt has joined the executive committee for the Biden administration’s Joint Supply Chain Resilience Working Group, the medtech industry association said today. The working group’s members from government and industry will assist with implementation of the National Strategy for a Resilient Public Health Supply Chain. Pratt oversees supply chain issues as SVP […]
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Medtech CEOs sound off on semiconductor shortage, pushing Biden administration for prioritization
AdvaMed continues to push the Biden administration to prioritize medical device manufacturers for semiconductor supplies. With medtech companies still struggling to source chips amid a global shortage, the industry association held a meeting this week with some of its members and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to make their case. “Semiconductor chips are crucial to […]
FDA releases MDUFA V details after industry negotiations
The FDA today released details of its agreement with the medtech industry for reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA). If passed by Congress and signed into law, it would be the fifth version of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002. AdvaMed lauded the framework earlier this month after […]
Integer’s longtime board chair set for departure; replacement named
Bill Sanford will retire as chair of the Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR) board of directors at the end of the company’s annual shareholder meeting on May 18, the company said today. The Plano, Texas-based medical device outsource manufacturer said its board plans to appoint former AdvaMed CEO Pam Bailey as the next chair. Bailey has […]
FDA, medtech industry groups reach MDUFA V deal
The FDA and medtech industry groups have agreed on a medical device user fee deal. Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) reported that while details are still being negotiated, the FDA reached an agreement on principle on a framework for the Medical Device User Fee Amendment (MDUFA V) on March 7. It will make the deal […]
How medtech and pharma are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Medtech and pharma companies continue to support Ukraine relief efforts following Russia’s invasion. Previously, the World Health Organization announced that it was sending “essential medical supplies” to Ukraine — including its first shipment of 36 metric tons of supplies for trauma care and emergency surgery and other health supplies — to meet the needs of more than […]
Medtech companies extend support to Ukraine humanitarian efforts
Medical device companies are continuing to make contributions to support the humanitarian emergency in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country last month. Last week, Henry Schein, Siemens Healthineers, Conformis, Roche, Medicom and Philips announced initiatives to support the crisis, which included matching employee donations, sending supplies or donating money to support families in Ukraine. The […]
The MedTech Conference is coming to Boston in 2022
Trade group AdvaMed plans to return to an entirely in-person event for The MedTech Conference, with the annual event slated for Boston on October 24–26, 2022. AdvaMed in September 2021 held a hybrid event that included virtual sessions as well as live sessions in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. (The year before — in pre-COVID vaccine […]
An even larger medtech supply chain shock looms beyond the pandemic
Superstorms, fires, droughts and other extreme events driven by climate change are already straining the industry’s supply chain — and it could get a lot worse. Drifting wildfire smoke made for blazing sunrises and sunsets this summer in Minnesota, where electronics manufacturer Nortech Systems has been replacing air handling equipment to ensure particle filtration and […]
AdvaMed supports effort to overturn J&J pelvic mesh ruling in California
Medical device trade group AdvaMed announced today that it has filed an amicus curiae brief supporting an appeal to overturn a $344 million pelvic mesh ruling against Johnson & Johnson in California. Lawyers for AdvaMed tell the California Court of Appeal that the San Diego Superior Court judgment violated safe harbor protections because the case involved […]
Alva Health stroke monitor wins MedTech Innovator startup prize
MedTech Innovator has awarded its $350,000 global startup competition grand prize to Alva Health, the developer of a wearable, real-time stroke monitor. The New Haven, Connecticut-based startup won the medical device accelerator competition after a vote yesterday by attendees of The MedTech Conference, organized by AdvaMed. Get the full story at our sister site, Medical […]
