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Ceta's Managing Director Sumit Mehta will be together on stage again with Claus Schaffrath to share insighs on Systematic Value Generation and Claim Prioritization based on Economic Impact.   

To broaden MD squared's offering in the field of quality management for Medical Devices Claus Schaffrath passed the BSI exam Lead Auditor ISO 13485:2016 after attending a training of one week in Gent, Belgium.  

Claus Schaffrath and Ceta's Managing Director Sumit Mehta together shared insights on How to Make Successful Claims in the Current Regulatory Environment  in front of more than 100 commercial thought leaders in a session, which was dedicated to Innovative Business Models for MedTech.   

MD squared enters its first Strategic Partnership with Cetas Healthcare, a global leader on Customer Insights and Market Intelligence for the Medical Device Industry

MD squared is very pleased to announce today the Strategic Partnership of MD squared with  Cetas Healthcare, a global firm specializing in customer insights and strategy for the medical devices industry.

For medical devices companies it is often difficult to master the evolving regulations, and at the same time develop regulatory compliant product claims with true customer value and competitive advantages. MD squared's  partnership with Cetas Healthcare allows us now to service customers across the marketing and regulatory spectrum with deeper and actionable market insights. 

Claus Schaffrath in first group to obtain the Periodic Registration Certificate (PRC) for Basisartsen in The Netherlands

Out of a group of approx. 18.000 physicians w/o specialty (basisartsen) in the Netherlands without a current direct role in patient care in end there were just 129 who crossed the finish line on December 21st at the VUmc Academy in Amsterdam. Together they received the first Periodic Registration Certificates (PRCs) issued for basisartsen to maintain their active listing as physician in the Dutch BIG-Register for Healthcare Professionals after January 1st 2018.

Interview with Claus Schaffrath in DGBMT Nachrichten 2017 (in German)

In their latest publication the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biomedizische Technik (DGBMT) reviewed the focus workshop Wertschöpfung in der Medizintechnik, which the DGBMT hosted back in April. I had the honour to be interviewed by DGBMT Nachrichten on why this topic is of high relevance for the Medical Device Industry.  

Please find my interview with DGBMT Nachrichten HERE and the entire DGBMT news issue HERE.   

 At the 5th Medical Device 3P Forum earlier this month in Berlin, Germany, I had the opportunity to chair an interactive morning session on Product Marketing for Medical Devices and to kick-off the discussion with Product Claim Management in a Changing Regulatory Landscape: How to create Value when the heat is on?

The 5th Medical Device 3P Forum will be this summer in Berlin, Germany, on June 8 & 9, 2017. It provides interactive sessions for experienced Product Marketers, Project and Program Managers. A highly ranked topic from the 4th Forum was Product Claim Management. .

From January 16 to January 27 I attended a compact seminar with workshops by the academy of the Notified Body TUEV SUED on Regulatory Affairs to obtain latest updates on European and International Regulations, Directives and Guidelines in the Medical Device world.

So this is it! The launch of MD squared's own website. When I decided to offer my services in the Medical Devices world as an independent consultant from 2017 onwards, I thought a web page would be the first thing I need to get started to find clients. To my surprise...