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June plenary on medical devices takes place
The June plenary took place on Tuesday 16 June. The focus for the plenary was on Medical Devices with Tomasz Husak, Head of Cabinet to Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission, and Carsten Bermig, Member of Bienkowska's Cabinet, as keynote speakers. Mr Husak delivered an address on 'the new regulatory framework for medical devices: combining patients' safety and innovation'.
A panel discussion preceded the keynote and raised the following question: 'Medical devices and global trade: where does Europe stand?' The panellists were:
Jacques Pelkmans, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Ivone Kaizeler, Administrator, Unit for Tariff and Non-Tariff Negotiations, Rules of Origin, DG TRADE, European Commission
Céline Bourguignon, Director, Worldwide Government Affairs & Policy, Johnson & Johnson
Moderator: Andreas Galanakis, Policy Director, AmCham EU
For further information please contact Pierre Bouygues, Policy Officer, on pbo@amchameu.eu
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