Medical Device Associations
AdvaMed (formerly Health Industry Manufacturers Association) website includes industry market data, highlights from AdvaMed reports, and a helpful index of industry acronyms. A new section presents selections from the AdvaMed newsletter, in brief.
ANSI is a private non-profit organization that administrates and coordinates the US voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. The Institute's mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of US business and the US quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity.
Development and publication of voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems, and services. More than 20,000 members-producers, users, consumers, government and academia develop documents serving as a basis for manufacturing, procurement, and regulatory activities.
AAMI represents nearly 7000 professionals focused on medical instrumentation. This web site contains sections open to members and non-members. Areas open to non-members focus on meetings and events, standards, GMP/QS, publications, certification, employment, awards and relevant links. Brief news stories are headlined on the main page and updated frequently.
ACRP is the primary resource for clinical research professionals in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, as well as those in hospital, academic medical centers, and physician office settings.
ASQ Biomedical Division has as its mission to promote the awareness and use of quality principles, concepts, and technologies in the biomedical community. Information on educational programs and upcoming events, selected publications (mostly in PDF), job listings, anda links section can be found on the site. The publications page lists a number of documents relating to FDA's QSIT program.
The Contract Packaging Association is comprised of contract packagers, material suppliers, and end-users. It includes a list of packaging industry links, an overview of the packaging field, a discussion forum, classified ads, and a form that allows end-users to request a bid for packaging services.
Medscape's products and services are designed to give healthcare professionals and consumers the healthcare information and digital data they need, regardless of where or when they need it. From traditional applications to Web-based services to mobile computing devices, Medscape provides the leading digital health record and the best online healthcare information in a variety of formats.
An independent nonprofit health services research agency. Their mission is to promote the highest standards of safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness in healthcare to benefit patient care through research, publishing, education, and consultation. Widely recognized as one of the world's most trusted organizations for unbiased, reliable information. ECRI's focus is healthcare technology, healthcare risk and quality management, and healthcare environmental management.
The EUROPEAN HEALTH FORUM GASTEIN (EHFG) was founded in 1998 as a European health policy conference with the aim of providing a platform for discussion for the various stakeholders in the field of public health and health care. The Forum facilitates the exchange of views and experience amongst key actors and experts from thr EEA countries and the EU candidate countries.
The Eucomed mission is to represent the Medical Technologies industry in Europe, to generate a clean understanding of issues of importance to the industry and to ensure that such are raised appropriately at both European Union and National government level.
EDMA (the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association) is the trade association that represents the in-vitro diagnostics (medical laboratory testing) industry active in Europe. The mission of EDMA is to raise awareness and promote better use of laboratory testing, to work towards a realistic economic environment for healthcare and to support an appropriate regulatory system.
The EOSA is an organization of contract sterilizers, sterilizer manufacturers, and related companies promoting the safe use and handling of EtO for sterilization. This attractive site contains a member list, a calendar of events and a brief list of links.
The ESTA is an organisation representing companies that specialize in the import, distribution, marketing, and sale of medical products. The sole purpose of the site is to provide contact information and links to individual members.
The FDLI web site gives you events information and also includes a small but usefull list of links and an archive of key industry documents. Articles from the Food and Drug Law Journal are listed in abstract form but not provided in their entirety. FDLI also conducts a series of video conferences, which are broadcast live to download sites throughout the country.
HIDA is a non-profit trade association representing medical product distributors and home-healthcare companies. The site has a list of upcoming events, a membership directory, a catalog of HIDA products and services; exhibitor and attendee information for HIDA's annual trade show, HIDA's monthly newsletter, and information on regulatory and legislative issues affecting HIDA members.
The web site of IMDA contains listings of speciality distributors, membership information, news about IMDA conferences, and related documents, including a copy of the group's suggested manufacturer/distributor contract.
U.S. Department of Commerce division that provides a comprehensive resource for information on all U.S. Federal Government export assistance programs.
Leading authority in technical areas ranging from computer engineering, biomedical technology and telecommunications to electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics, among others.
IoPP connects its constituents through bulletin boards and discussion groups and links to technical committees, task forces and regional chapters. The site also has a bookstore and carries notices of industry events. IoPP oversees a certification program for packaging professionals and heads the Consultants Coucil, a society of professional packaging consultants.
Leading organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies.
Advance Medical Review offers physician peer review, medical chart review, medical record review, & medical bill review to Insurance Carriers, TPA's, MSO’s, HMO's, Worker Comp,etc.
Medical Alley is a 15-year-old, non-profit trade organization representing Minnesota's medical technology corridor. The main page has a calendar of events and selected news briefs. The group also sells its membership directory, containing more than 200 member organizations from across the healthcare industry.
Canada's medical device technology companies
A forum for medical device industry professionals to share ideas, discuss current issues, or seek solutions regarding the design, manufacture, or regulation of medical devices.
MDMA is a national trade association based in Washington, DC, representing mostly smaller manufacturers of medical devices, diagnostic products, and healthcare information systems. The site presents news updates on pertinent regulatory and legislative issues and provides links to member companies and government agencies.
MassMedic has an impressive site carrying state-based information. Resources include survey information about the device industry, letters and position papers on FDA reform, and links to member companies sites.
Through its six active chapters, the Medical Marketing Association seeks to enhance the marketing skills and medical knowledge of its constituents. Though most useful to MMA members, the web site includes samples of the group's newsletter and list of upcoming executive education programs, held at prestigious universities around the country.
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association represents manufacturers of such electronic medical products as x-ray, MRI, ultrasound, and lithotripsy equipment.
The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the United States.
Professional society representing RA's, developing safe and effective health products worldwide including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics, and biotechnology, cosmetics, veterinary products and nutritional supplements.
Although the Southern California Biomedical Council is a local organization, the group's web site contains a good deal of useful information for biotech companies globally. Notable features include a page of regulatory and engineering articles covering topics such as GMPs, design controls, ISO certification, and CE marking.
The experience, resource, recognition and flexibility to provide you with certification services you need for all your products.
|
|
