In this episode of new podcast series Medtech Connect, Medtech Insight’s regulatory writer for Europe, Eliza Slawther, interviews Alexander Olbrechts, director for digital health at the European trade body MedTech Europe, to find out more about the proposed European Health Data Space initiative and what it means for the medical device industry.
MedTech Europe Urges EU To Support European Health Data Space Proposal
EU Digital Tech Trade Body Weighs In On Medical Device ‘Over-Regulation’ Risk
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