Circular Experience Day Medtech
Circular Economy in the Medtech Industry: New Regulatory Requirements as a Driver for Market Access, Innovation and Competitiveness (in German)
With the PPWR, the new Swiss Packaging Ordinance, VREG and ESPR, requirements for circular product design, packaging and take-back systems are also increasing for the medtech industry. Many questions regarding implementation remain open, but product development cannot wait. What decisions need to be made today in product and packaging development to secure long-term market access and make products fit for the future?
The first Circular Experience Day by Swiss Medtech, organised together with Milani Design & Consulting, brings together professionals from R&D, engineering and product development. At recycling company Immark, participants will experience end-of-life practices first-hand. Concrete examples from companies will show which approaches are already being tested. In a small, personal setting, participants will discuss what this means in practice for product development and innovation and what new opportunities may arise for companies and their competitiveness.
The following questions will be at the centre of the event:
- What decisions in R&D and engineering need to be made today to take future regulatory requirements into account?
- How are companies dealing with regulatory uncertainty and trade-offs between circular economy, patient safety, market access and economic feasibility?
- What can companies implement now, and what new opportunities are emerging for innovation and circular business models such as reuse and refurbishment?
Target group
Professionals and executives from R&D, engineering, product development and innovation in medtech manufacturing companies, as well as related areas such as materials, packaging and sustainability.
Participation
The event follows the motto «From industry for industry» and will be held in German, with individual contributions in English. The number of participants is limited to enable an open and in-depth exchange. Participants from medtech manufacturing companies and suppliers will be given priority.
Cost
Swiss Medtech members as well as Austromed and, BVMed members: CHF 80
Non-members: CHF 180
Circular Experience Day Medtech
10 November 2026
Immark AG
Bahnstrasse 142
8104 Regensdorf
Optional Workshop
(Teilnehmerzahl begrenzt auf 15 Personen)
Praxisnaher Einstieg in zentrale Circular-Design-Prinzipien anhand konkreter Medizinprodukte mit Blick auf Zielkonflikte rund um Reuse und Refurbishment.
→ Moderiert von: Nando Schmidlin und Nadine Wolf, Experten für Circular Design & Innovation, Milani Design & Consulting
Main event Circular Experience Day
(Teilnehmerzahl begrenzt auf 45 Personen)
Welche Anforderungen sind heute bereits relevant, was kommt auf die Medtech-Branche zu und welche Entscheidungen sollten Unternehmen heute treffen, um Marktzugang und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit langfristig zu sichern?
→ Barbara Mettler, Expertin Nachhaltigkeit, Swiss Medtech
→ Sandro Strübin, COO Immark, Mitglied der Immark Geschäftsleitung
→ Nila-Pia, Regulatory Affairs, QM & Circular Economy Expert, Samanea Innovation
→ Nadine Wolf und Nando Schmidlin, Circular Design & Innovation, Milani Design & Consulting
Geführter Rundgang mit Einblicken in aktuelle Technologien und Möglichkeiten für Recycling. Was lässt sich zurückgewinnen und was bedeutet dies für das Design eines Medizinprodukts?
Konkrete Projekte aus Produktentwicklung, Verpackung und zirkulären Geschäftsmodellen: Was wird erprobt, welche Herausforderungen entstehen und welche Lösungsansätze gibt es in Medtech und in anderen Branchen? Welche Ansätze haben Potenzial, Kreislaufwirtschaft mit Innovation und wirtschaftlichem Nutzen zu verbinden?
→ Janine Baumann, Sustainability Manager, Thommen Group
→ Teresa Pablos, Senior Manager Strategy & Execution, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Break-out-Sessions mit Praxisbeispielen und Diskussion
Break-out-Sessions 1: Medizinprodukte-Entwicklung
Break-out-Sessions 2: Verpackungen
→ Cristina Nieddu, Senior Manager Environment, Sonova Group
→ Sandro Sferlazza, Packaging Engineer, Hamilton Medical
→ Robin Martin, CEO, Lepton AG
→ Sascha Vermeylen, Program Manager, DiCE EU Pilot on Circular Digital Healthcare, Living & Care Lab (LiCalab)
→ Barbara Mettler, Sustainability Expert, Swiss Medtech