Contact Directory

 

 

 

Austria

Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Tel: +43 1798 26010
E-mail: office@wifo.ac.at
www.wifo.ac.at/wwa/jsp/index.jsp

Austromed
Tel: +43 1877 7012
E-mail: office@austromed.org
www.austromed.org
Austrian association of medical device manufacturers and suppliers.

Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
Tel: +43 1711 000
E-mail: buergerservice@bmg.gv.at
www.bmg.gv.at
Federal Ministry for health.

Institute of Technology Assessment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Tel: +43 1 51581 6582
E-mail: tamail@oeaw.ac.at
www.oeaw.ac.at/ita
ITA performs interdisciplinary scientific research at the interface of technology and society, focusing on development trends, societal consequences and on options for shaping technological change.

Maschinen & Metallwaren
Tel: +43 590 900 3482
E-mail: office@fmmi.at
www.fmmi.at
Association of the Austrian machinery and metalware industries.

Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik
Tel: +43 1 587 63 73 0
E-mail: ove@ove.at
www.ove.at
Austrian electrotechnical association.

 

Belgium

Agoria
Tel: +32 2 706 7800
E-mail: info@agoria.be
www.agoria.be
Belgian association of enterprises in the following sectors: nonferrous metals, metal and plastic products, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics and ICT and transport equipment.

Bio.be
Tel: +32 2 238 9847
E-mail: secretariat@bio.be
www.bio.be
Represents biotechnology companies in Belgium and is affiliated to the Belgian Chemical Industries Federation.

GS1 (EAN International)
Tel: +32 2 788 7800
E-mail: contactus@gs1.org
www.gs1.org
Developer of global standards to improve the supply chain.

Hospibel
Tel: +32 2 706 8002
E-mail: carole.absil@agoria.be
www.agoria.be/hospibel
The Agoria network for companies specialised in the export of equipment and services for the medical sectors.

pharma.be diagnostics
Tel: +32 2 661 9127
E-mail: info@pharma.be
www.pharma.be
Diagnostics manufacturers association.

UNAMEC
Tel: +32 2 257 0590
E-mail: info@unamec.be
www.unamec.be
Association for manufacturers, importers and distributors of medical devices and equipment.

Verbond Der Vlaamse Tandartsen
Tel: +32 2 413 0013
E-mail: verbond@tandarts.be
www.tandarts.be
Society of Flemish dentists.

 

China

China Today
www.chinatoday.com
English information source.

China–Europe Association for Technical and Economic Cooperation
Tel: +86 10 6519 7426
E-mail: guol@public3.bta.net.cn;
ceatec@x263.net
www.ecdc.net.cn/partners/ceatec/english.htm
Nongovernmental organisation engaged in the promotion of Sino–European trade and economic cooperations.

Interfax China News Agency
Business news
Tel: +86 852 2537 2262
www.interfax.cn

 

Denmark

DANSK BIOTEK
Tel: +45 2889 5854
E-mail: office@danskbiotek.dk
www.danskbiotek.dk
Association of biotechnology industries.

Danish Diagnostic and Laboratory Association (DADIF)
Tel: +45 3374 6000
E-mail: dadif@dadif.dk
www.dadif.dk
Danish diagnostic and laboratory association.

Dentalbrancheforeningen
Tel: +45 3374 6080
E-mail: dbf@dentalbranchen.dk
www.dentalbranchen.dk
Dental manufacturers and distributors association.

Laegeforeningen
Tel: +45 3544 8500
E-mail: dadl@dadl.dk
www.laeger.dk
Medical association representing Denmark.

Medicoindustrien
Tel: +45 4918 4700
E-mail: medico@medicoindustrien.dk
www.medicoindustrien.dk
Medical device association representing Denmark.

Ministry of Health and Prevention
Tel: +45 7226 9000
E-mail: sum@sum.dk
www.sum.dk

PVC Information Council Denmark
Tel: +45 3330 8630
E-mail: pvc@pvc.dk
www.pvc.dk
Provides information on environmental and health issues connected with the use of PVC.

 

Finland

Finnish Standards Association (SFS)
Tel: +358 9 149 9331
E-mail: sfs@sfs.fi
www.sfs.fi
Independent, nonprofit making organisation co-operating with trade federations and industry, research institutes, labour market organisations, consumer organisations, and governmental and local authorities.

National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Tel: +358 20 610 6161
E-mail: info@thl.fi
www.thl.fi
THL is responsible, as an expert body under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, for providing professionals and citizens with the best available information for their choices. Functions include research, health monitoring, education and training, international collaboration and participating in the dissemination of health information.

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Tel: +358 9 160 01
E-mail: kirjaamo.stm@stm.fi
www.stm.fi

National Agency for Medicines (NAM)
Tel: +358 9 473 341
E-mail: communications@nam.fi
www.nam.fi
NAM promotes the health and safety of Finnish citizens by regulatory control of medicinal products, medical devices and blood products.

 

France

A3P Association
Tel: +33 2 38 071 071
E-mail: info@a3pservices.com
www.a3p.org
International association for clean and sterile products.

Appamed
Tel: +33 1 47 56 30 05
E-mail: appamed@wanadoo.fr
www.appamed.org
Medical device manufacturers association.

Association Francaise de Normalisation (AFNOR)
Tel: +33 1 41 62 80 00
E-mail: norminfo@afnor.org
www.afnor.fr
French standards association.

CAP Santé Picardie
Tel: +33 3 2233 7506
E-mail: buignet@cap-sante-picardie.com
www.sante-picardie.com
A nonprofit organisation promoting
economic development across the Picardie region, specifically in health care, via technology transfer and business support services.

Comident
Tel: +33 1 4874 1108
E-mail: comident@wanadoo.fr
www.comident.asso.fr
Dental manufacturers association.

Confédération Nationale des Syndicats Dentaires (CNSD)
Tel: +33 1 5679 2020
E-mail: cnsd@cnsd.fr
www.cnsd.fr
National confederation of dental unions.

Le Pôle des Technologies Médicales (Centre of Medical Technology)
Tel: +33 4 7791 1665
E-mail: ptm@pole-medical.com
www.pole-medical.com
A nonprofit organisation that aims to bring industrialists, researchers, teachers, doctors and representatives of the economic structures of the Loire region together in the development of healthcare and the establishment of new companies around Saint-Etienne.

SNITEM
Tel: +33 1 47 17 63 88
E-mail: info@snitem.fr
www.snitem.fr
A trade association for the French medical technologies and devices industry.

Syndicat des Fabricants et Fournisseurs d’Optique de Contact (SYFFOC)
Tel: +33 1 4346 2871
E-mail: info@syffoc.org
www.syffoc.org
National association of contact lens manufacturers and suppliers.

Union Technique de l’Electricité
Tel: +33 1 4907 6200
E-mail: ute@ute.asso.fr
www.ute-fr.com
National standards body for the electrotechnical field. It is the French Electrotechnical Committee, member of IEC and of CENELEC.

Germany

Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
Tel: +49 228 993 070
E-mail: poststelle@bfarm.de
www.bfarm.de
Federal institute for drugs and medical devices.

Bundesverband (BVMed)
Tel: +49 30 246 255 0
E-mail: info@bvmed.de
www.bvmed.de
German medical technology association.

Bundeszahnärztekammer Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Deutschen Zahnarztekammern eV
Tel: +49 30 4000 50
E-mail: presse@bzaek.de
www.bzaek.de
German dental association.

Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik im DIN und VDE
Tel: +49 69 6308 337
E-mail: birgit.hofmann@vde.com
www.dke.de
Electrotechnical standards body. German National Committee of IEC and CENELEC.

Deutsches Institut für Normung eV (DIN)
Tel: +49 3026 01 113
E-mail: peter.anthony@din.de
www.din.de
German standards body.

German Association of Orthopaedic Technology
Tel: +49 231 557 0500
E-mail: info@ot-forum.de
www.ot-forum.de

Spectaris eV
Tel: +49 30 4140 2127
E-mail: goldenstede@spectaris.de
www.spectaris.de
The German industry association for optical, medical and mechatronical technologies.

VDGH Verband der Diagnostica-Industrie eV
Tel: +49 30 2005 9940
E-mail: vdgh@vdgh.de
www.vdgh.de
Diagnostics association.

Verband der Chemischen Industrie eV (VCI)
Tel: +49 69 2556 0
E-mail: dialog@vci.de
www.vci.de
Chemical industries association.

Verband Deutscher Zahntechniker-Innungen (VDZI)
Tel: +49 69 6655 860
E-mail: info@vdzi.de
www.vdzi.de
Dental technicians association.

 

Greece

Hellenic Dental Association
Tel: +30 210 380 3816
E-mail: eoo@otenet.gr
www.eoo.gr
National dental liaison association.

Institute of Biomedical Technology
Tel: +30 2610 911 590
E-mail: info@inbit.gr
www.inbit.gr
Regulatory affairs and quality assurance.

National Hellenic Research Foundation
Tel: +30 210 7273 700
E-mail: eie@eie.gr
www.eie.gr
A department of the Ministry of Development.

 

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Manufacturers Association
c/o Hong Kong Productivity Council
Tel: +852 2788 5514
www.medicaldevice.org.hk

 

Iceland

Directorate of Health
Tel: +354 510 1900
E-mail: mottaka@landlaeknir.is
www.landlaeknir.is
A government agency headed by the Medical Director of Health. Its five divisions are responsible for public health and clinical quality, infectious disease control and prevention, health statistics, patient complaints and clinical guidelines, and finance and administration.

Icelandic Heart Association (IHA)
Tel: +354 535 1800
E-mail: afgreidsla@hjarta.is
www.hjarta.is
Promotes research of heart diseases, risk factors and preventative methods; runs a Heart Preventative and Research Institute.

 

Ireland

Bord na Radharcmhastoiri
(Opticians Board)
Tel: +353 1 676 7416
E-mail: administrator@opticiansboard.ie
www.opticiansboard.ie
Statutory body controlling the registration of optometrists and dispensing opticians.

Electro-Technical Council of Ireland (ETCI)
Tel: +353 1 429 0088
E-mail: info@etci.ie
www.etci.ie
Organisation dealing with electrotechnical standards for Ireland and the promotion of electrical safety within Ireland.

Enterprise Ireland
Tel: +353 1 727 2000
E-mail: frank.fennell@enterprise-ireland.com
www.enterprise-ireland.com
Government enterprise development agency.

Irish BioIndustry Association (IBIA)
Tel: +353 1 605 1584
E-mail: alanna.mcguinness@ibec.ie
www.ibec.ie/ibia
A representative body for the biotechnology industry in Ireland.

Irish Dental Association Ltd
Tel: +353 1 295 0072
E-mail: info@irishdentalassoc.ie
www.dentist.ie
National association for dental liaison in Ireland.

Irish Medical Devices Association
Tel: +353 1 605 1529
E-mail: imda@ibec.ie
www.ibec.ie/imda

Irish Medicines Board
Tel: +353 1 676 4971
E-mail: imb@imb.ie
www.imb.ie

Materials Ireland — Polymer Research Institute
Tel: +353 1 896 1708
E-mail: wblau@tcd.ie
www.tcd.ie/physics/molecular_electronics/mi.php

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)
Tel: +353 1 807 3800
E-mail: nsai@nsai.ie
www.nsai.ie

The National Centre for Sensor Research
Tel: +353 1 700 8821
E-mail: ncsr@dcu.ie
www.ncsr.ie
A large-scale multidisciplinary sensor research centre focussed on the science and applications of chemical sensors and biosensors.

 

Italy

Anie Associazione Elettromedicali
Tel: +39 02 3264 259
E-mail: pasquale.zangheri@anie.it
www.anie.it
Italian federation of the electrotechnical and electronics industry.

Assobiomedica
Tel: +39 02 3453 1165
E-mail: assobiomedica@assobiomedica.it
www.assobiomedica.it
Italian trade association of diagnostic and biomedical device companies.

Associazione Nazionale Dentisti Italiani (ANDI)
Tel: +39 06 5833 1008
E-mail: info@andi.it
www.andi.it
Association of dentists.

Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
Tel: +39 02 7002 41
E-mail: uni@uni.com
www.uni.com
An independent, nonprofitmaking Italian standards organisation.

Farmindustria
Tel: +39 06 675 801
E-mail: farmindustria@farmindustria.it
www.farmindustria.it
Association of pharmaceutical industries operating in Italy.

Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) — Dept Technologies and Health
Tel: +39 06 4990 2228
E-mail: alfredo.zapponi@iss.it
www.iss.it
Italian National Institute of Health. Activities include biomedical research and health-related control activities.

 

Japan

EU–Japan Centre for Industrial
Cooperation
Tel: +81 3 3221 6161
E-mail: eujapan@eu-japan.gr.jp
www.eu-japan.gr.jp www.eu-japan.eu
Provides management training programmes, business information and dissemination services.

Japan Association of Clinical Reagents Industries (JACRI)
Tel: +81 3 3669 9101
www.jacr.or.jp

Japan Contact Lens Association (JCLA)
Tel: +81 3 5802 5361
E-mail: info@jcla.gr.jp
www.jcla.gr.jp

Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA)
Tel: +81 6 6364 4658
www.jeita.or.jp

Japan Federation of Medical Devices Associations (JFMDA)
Tel: +81 3 5225 6234
www.jfmda.gr.jp

Japan Hygiene Products Industry Association (JHPIA)
Tel: +81 3 6403 5351
E-mail: info@jhpia.or.jp
www.jhpia.or.jp
For manufacturers of diapers, sanitary towels, tampons, absorbent cotton, gauze, first aid and band aids.

 

Luxembourg

Ministère de la Santé
Tel: +352 247 85 500
E-mail: info@ms.etat.lu
www.ms.etat.lu
Ministry of Health.

Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union
Tel: +352 421 7111
E-mail: cdt@cdt.europa.eu
www.cdt.europa.eu

Netherlands, The

Diagnostica Associatie Nederland (DIAGNED)
Tel: +31 70 312 3928
E-mail: info@diagned.nl
www.diagned.nl
Organisation representing diagnostics manufacturers, importers and distributors.

European Federation of the Contact Lens Industry (EFCLIN)
Tel: +31 168 329 308
E-mail: info@efclin.com
www.efclin.com
International federation for contact lens manufacturers and suppliers.

INDENT
Tel: +31 79 353 1275
E-mail: indent@fme.nl
www.indent.nl
The association of Dutch manufacturers of dental products.

Leiden University Medical Centre
Tel: +31 71 526 9111
E-mail: informatie@lumc.nl
www.lumc.nl

Ministry of Health Welfare & Sport (VWS)
Tel: +31 70 340 7911
www.minvws.nl

National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Tel: +31 30 274 9111
E-mail: info@rivm.nl
www.rivm.nl

Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut (NEN)
Tel: +31 15 269 0390
E-mail: info@nen.nl
www.nen.nl
A standards body producing standards and offering information and advice on standards for other countries.

NEFEMED
Tel: +31 13 594 4342
E-mail: nefemed@wispa.nl
www.nefemed.nl
Federation of producers, importers and suppliers of medical products.

 

Norway

Elektronikk Importør Foreningen (EIF)
Tel: +47 2242 4010
E-mail: eif@eif.no
www.eif.no

Leverandørforeningen for Helsesektoren (LFH)
Tel: +47 2316 8920
E-mail: lfh@lfh.no
www.lfh.no
Association representing importers and distributors of medical equipment.

Norges Tannteknikerforbund
Tel: +47 6136 6900
E-mail: nttf@tannteknikerforbundet.no
www.tannteknikerforbundet.no
Dental laboratories association.

Norwegian Directorate of Health
Tel: +47 810 20 050
E-mail: webredaktor@helsedir.no
www.helsedirektoratet.no

Norwegian Electrotechnical Committee
Tel: +47 6783 3100
E-mail: nek@nek.no
www.standard.no/elektro

Standards Norway
Tel: +47 6783 8600
E-mail: info@standard.no
www.standard.no

 

Portugal

Apormed
Tel: +351 21 351 0690
E-mail: apormed@apormed.pt
www.apormed.pt
Medical device manufacturers trade association.

INEB Institute for Biomedical Engineering
Tel: +351 22 607 4900
E-mail: info@ineb.up.pt
www.ineb.up.pt
Research institute.

Instituto Nacional da Farmácia e do Medicamento (INFARMED)
Tel: +351 217 987 100
E-mail: infarmed@infarmed.pt
www.infarmed.pt
Government agency accountable to the Health Ministry. It monitors, assesses and regulates all activities relating to medicines and health products.

 

Spain

Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research (CAHTA)
Tel: +34 935 513 888
E-mail: direccio@aatrm.catsalut.net
www.aatrm.net

FENIN (Federacion Espaňola de Empresas de Technologia Sanitarial)
Tel: +34 91 575 9800
E-mail: fenin@fenin.es
www.fenin.es
Spanish medical technology association.

Sociedad Espaňola de Implantes (SEI)
Tel: +34 91 555 09 50
E-mail: infosei@sei-net.net
www.sociedadsei.com

Spanish Electronics, Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries Association (AETIC)
Tel: +34 915 902 300
E-mail: aetic@aetic.es
www.aetic.es

Spanish Federation of Innovation and Technology Organisations (FEDIT)
Tel: +34 91 579 52 62
E-mail: info@fedit.es
www.fedit.es
A private, nonprofit organisation bringing together organisations dedicated to the development of Spain‘s science, technology and enterprise system.

 

Sweden

Läkemedelsverket
Medical Products Agency
Tel: +46 18 174 600
E-mail: registrator@mpa.se
www.lakemedelsverket.se
Board responsible for the medical devices sector in Sweden. It is the Competent Authority and Vigilance contact point.

SEK Svensk Elstandard
Tel: +46 8 444 1400
E-mail: sek@elstandard.se
www.elstandard.se
Swedish standards body in the electro-technical field.

Swecare Foundation
Tel: +46 8 462 3700
E-mail: info@swecare.se
www.swecare.com
Promotes exports in the health care sector.

Swedish Medtech
Tel: +46 8 586 246 00
E-mail: info@swedishmedtech.se
www.swedishmedtech.se
Swedish medical technology association.

 

Switzerland

Association des Laboratoires de Prothèse Dentaire de Suisse (ALPDS)
Tel: +41 31 390 9910
E-mail: info@vzls.ch
www.vzls.ch
Dental laboratories association.

Berne Economic Development Agency
Tel: +41 31 633 4120
E-mail: info@berneinvest.com
www.berneinvest.com

 

FASMED
Tel: +41 31 380 8595
E-mail: fasmed@medizinprodukte.ch
www.fasmed.ch
Federation of medical device trade and industry associations.

Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA)
Tel: +41 31 324 0854
E-mail: info@gs-evd.admin.ch
www.evd.admin.ch/org/00156/index.html?lang=en

Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology OPET
Tel: +41 31 322 2129

Innovation Promotion Agency CTI
Tel: +41 31 324 7141
E-mail: roland.buehler@bbt.admin.ch
www.etranet.net/join-call-switzerland.asp
CTI promotes research in the national and international community.

 

Swiss Association for Standardisation
Tel: +41 52 224 5454
E-mail: info@snv.ch
www.snv.ch
Swiss national standards body.

Swissmedic, Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products
Tel: +41 31 322 0211
E-mail: beatrice.jobaro@swissmedic.ch
www.swissmedic.ch

 

United Kingdom

Association for Clinical Biochemistry
Tel: +44 20 7403 8001
E-mail: admin@acb.org.uk
www.acb.org.uk

Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI)
Tel: +44 20 7960 4360
E-mail: enquiries@abhi.org.uk
www.abhi.org.uk

AXrEM (Association of X-ray Equipment Manufacturers)
Tel: +44 20 7207 9660
www.axrem.org.uk
UK trade association for health care technology providers of imaging, radiotherapy and care. A member of the European Coordinating Committee of the radiological and electromedical Industries.

BAREMA
Tel: +44 1865 736 393
E-mail: barema@btinternet.com
www.barema.org.uk
Representing the British anaesthetic and respiratory equipment industry.

BioIndustry Association
Tel: +44 207 5657 190
E-mail: admin@bioindustry.org
www.bioindustry.org
Trade association for enterprises in the UK's bioscience sector.

BIA Scotland
Tel: +44 131 523 0498
E-mail: bblaney@bioindustry.org
www.bioindustry.org

British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA)
Tel: +44 1332 225 120
www.bcga.co.uk
Representative of companies in the industrial gases industry.

British Geriatrics Society
Tel: +44 20 7608 1369
E-mail: ionajaneharris@bgs.org.uk
www.bgs.org.uk
Specialist medical society for health in old age.

British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA)
Tel: +44 20 7702 2141
E-mail: bhta@bhta.com
www.bhta.com
Association represents assistive technologies in health care.

British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA)
Tel: +44 20 7957 4633
E-mail: enquiries@bivda.co.uk
www.bivda.co.uk
Trade association for the UK in vitro diagnostics industry.

British Medical Association (BMA)
Tel: +44 20 7387 4499
www.bma.org.uk

British Standards Institution
Tel: +44 20 8996 9001
E-mail: cservices@bsi-global.com
www.bsi-global.com
A service comprising advice, consultancy, technical publications and translation seminars relating to the laws, standards and technical requirements of markets worldwide.

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Tel: +44 1904 321 040
E-mail: crd@york.ac.uk
www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/
Systematic reviews of the literature on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health care interventions and forms of organising and delivering care and HTAs.

CBI
Tel: +44 20 7379 7400
www.cbi.org.uk
CBI works with the UK government, international legislators and policy-makers to help UK businesses compete effectively.

Dental Laboratories Association
Tel: +44 115 925 4888
E-mail: info@dla.org.uk
www.dla.org.uk
A professional body for dental laboratory owners in the UK.

 

Department of Health
Tel: +44 20 7210 4850
E-mail: dhmail@dh.gsi.gov.uk
www.dh.gov.uk

Electrical Contractors Association
Tel: +44 20 7313 4800
E-mail: info@eca.co.uk
www.eca.co.uk
Association representing the interests of companies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland designing and installing electrical engineering services.

Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network
Tel: +44 208 144 0880
E-mail: info@electronics-ktn.com
www.electronics-ktn.com
Part of the Technology Strategy Board programme, the network seeks to support the electronic design community throughout the UK, driving innovation to maintain excellence in innovative electronic design.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Tel: +44 1793 444 100
E-mail: infoline@epsrc.ac.uk
www.epsrc.ac.uk
The UK government‘s funding agency for research and training in engineering and the physical sciences.

GAMBICA Association Ltd, The
Tel: +44 20 7642 8080
E-mail: assoc@gambica.org.uk
www.gambica.org.uk
GAMBICA represents more than 170 companies supplying goods and services to laboratories, including pathology laboratories.

Health and Safety Executive
Tel: +44 845 345 0055
E-mail: hse.infoline@natbrit.com
www.hse.gov.uk
Disseminates health and safety information, and access to expert advice and guidance.

Health Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network
Tel: +44 1223 899 000
E-mail: helpdesk@healthtechktn.com
http://healthtech.globalwatchonline.com
Funded by the UK Government and dedicated to accelerating innovation and technology exploitation in the broad health industries sector.

Health Technology Portal
Tel: +44 1494 732 307
E-mail: htdenquiries@quotec.co.uk
www.healthtechnologyportal.org.uk
The route to funding under the Health Technology Devices Programme. The portal is the primary interface for Department of Health science and technology transfer sponsorship with industrial partners sharing project costs.

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Tel: +44 20 7451 7300
E-mail: nuna.staniaszek@iom3.org
www.iom3.org
The professional body for the international materials, minerals and mining community, providing professional accreditation, information services, conferences, workshops, and educational resources.

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
Tel: +44 1904 610 821
E-mail: office@ipem.ac.uk
www.ipem.ac.uk
Promotes the advancement of physics and engineering applied to medicine and biology.

Institution of Engineering and Technology
Tel: +44 1438 313 311
E-mail: postmaster@theiet.org
www.theiet.org
Institution formed from a merger of the IEE and IIE. It serves a global community engaged in engineering and technology, providing a knowledge network.

 

 

Manufacturing Technologies Association
Tel: +44 20 7298 6400
E-mail: info@mta.org.uk
www.mta.org.uk
UK trade association representing the engineering and allied sectors in manufacturing technologies.

MediWales
Tel: +44 29 2047 3456
www.mediwales.com
Welsh medical technology forum.

Medical Research Council
Tel: +44 20 7636 5422
E-mail: corporate@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
www.mrc.ac.uk
To promote the balanced development of medical and related biological research and to advance knowledge that will lead to maintaining and improving human health.

 

Multidisciplinary Assessment of Technology Centre for Healthcare (MATCH)

Tel: +44 1895 266 051
E-mail: match@brunel.ac.uk
www.match.ac.uk
A research collaboration between five leading UK universities in health care technology assessment and industrial partners. MATCH aims to support the health care technology sector and its user communities by creating methods to assess value from concept through to mature product and by engaging with regulatory bodies at home and abroad.

 

National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Tel: +44 20 7927 9500
E-mail: enquiries@npsa.nhs.uk
www.npsa.nhs.uk
A special Health Authority created to co-ordinate the efforts of all those involved in health care to report and learn from patient safety incidents. .

National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Tel: +44 20 8977 3222
E-mail: enquiry@npl.co.uk
www.npl.co.uk
The UK‘s national standards laboratory.

NHS National Innovation Centre
www.nic.nhs.uk
Aims to speed up the development of precommercial technologies likely to benefit the National Health Service. Offers online services that assess ideas and find resources.

NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
Tel: +44 118 980 8600
E-mail: pasa@pasa.nhs.uk
www.pasa.nhs.uk

Panel on Gamma and Electron Irradiation (The Irradiation Panel)
E-mail: david.martin@ebisiotron.co.uk
www.irradiationpanel.org
A group of experts with diverse interests in radiation processing. It is not a trade association; its membership comprises suppliers and users of irradiated products and radiation services, regulatory bodies and academia.

Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sciences Society
Tel: +44 1793 824 254
E-mail: info@phss.co.uk
www.phss.co.uk

Royal Academy of Engineering, The
Tel: +44 20 7766 0600
E-mail: ukfocus@raeng.co.uk
www.raeng.org.uk
The UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering seeks to enhance the recognition of biomedical engineering as a profession and to encourage industry to exploit the opportunities available in this field.

Royal Society of Medicine
Tel: +44 20 7290 2900
E-mail: events@rsm.ac.uk
www.rsm.ac.uk
Medical charity. Organises educational meetings.

Scottish Society for Contamination Control
Tel: +44 844 800 7809
E-mail: admin@s2c2.co.uk
www.s2c2.co.uk
Nonprofit making organisation with more than 1000 members throughout the world, who have an interest in clean rooms.

 

 

Statements of Clinical Need (SOCN)
Tel: +44 113 3970 324
E-mail: socn@bitecic.com
www.clinicalneed.com
SOCN is for clinicians and other members of the health care team to express what they need to improve the care they offer to their patients so that innovators and companies may be better informed to develop appropriate solutions.

 

Targeting Innovations, Life Sciences Scotland Support Service
Tel: +44 141 572 1602
E-mail: lifesciences@targetinginnovation.com
www.mdis.org
Delivers an integrated programme of support for the life sciences sector in Scotland.

Wellcome Trust
Tel: +44 20 7611 8888
E-mail: contact@wellcome.ac.uk
www.wellcome.ac.uk
Support research in universities and other academic centres in the UK and in overseas locations to improve the health of humans and animals.

Welsh Assembly Government, Dept for Economy and Transport
Tel: +44 845 010 3300
E-mail: deandt@wales.gsi.gov.uk
http://new.wales.gov.uk

 

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American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
Tel: +1 414 272 6071
E-mail: info@aaaai.org
www.aaaai.org
Organisation representing allergists and clinical immunologists and allied health professionals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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