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06.08.20 Campaign
Swiss Medtech launches campaign

Campaign site "No to the radical dismissal initiative"
06.08.20 Press release
No to radical dismissal initiative

Press release in German only
31.07.20 Press release
Swiss Medtech Award 2020 – these are the nominees

Aleva Neurotherapeutics, Rheon Medical & Coat-X and VirtaMed reach the final
13.07.20 News
Call for Action regarding «Virtual Audits»

Now is the right time to allow virtual audits – otherwise the time gained from the MDR postponement is wasted.

29.04.20 Press release
Swiss Medtech survey: Medical technology industry does its homework

The ball is in the politicians’ court: maintaining direct access to the EU single market
24.04.20 News
MDR postponement comes into force

The amendment to the Ordinance on Medical Devices (MDR) has now been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and comes into force immediately.
17.04.20 News
Information for the Industry from Swiss Medtech

The date of application of the MDR has been postponed by one year to the 26th of May 2021
03.04.20 Press release
EU Commission wants to postpone MDR implementation by one year

Swiss Medtech considers the postponement essential to ensure patient care
02.03.20 News
Update of the online versions of MDR and IVDR

The online consolidated versions of the MDR and IVDR have now been updated to reflect the changes of both corrigenda from 2019.
20.01.20 News
Information for the Industry from Swiss Medtech

Update regarding the Institutional Agreement and the Mutual Recognition Agreement.
07.06.19 Press release
Open questions remain for the medical technology industry

Swiss Medtech welcomes the Federal Council’s positive signal and calls for clarification of the central issue

06.06.19 Press release
CAScination wins the Swiss Medtech Award 2019

An impressive technological and entrepreneurial achievement