Two High-Profile Members Of Newly Elected European Parliament Have Valuable Medtech Expertise

Dr Peter Liese and Dr Vytenis Andriukaitis, both familiar names when it comes to the regulation of medical technology in the EU, have been elected as MEPs at a time when the EU’s medtech regulations are being targeted for urgent change.

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Dr Peter Liese, a key player at the European Parliament in the drafting of the Medical Device and IVD Regulations, has been reelected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the latest elections.

Liese, who belongs to the centre-right European People’s Party, has long been a member of the committee on the environment,...

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