MedTech Europe
Sophie Koettlitz is currently the Manager of Market Access & Economic Policies at MedTech Europe since April 2009. Prior to this role, Sophie was the Manager of Regulatory Affairs at the European Cocoa Association from December 2001 to March 2009. Sophie also worked as an Assistant to the Commercial Director at Agence wallonne à l'exportation et aux investissements in 1995 - 1996. Sophie started their career as a Trainee at Quality Research from 1992 to 1993 and later served as Customer Services Director’s Assistant at Oracle from 1993 to 1994. Sophie holds a Master of Business Administration - MBA from the University of New Orleans (1996-1998) and a Master en économie from Université libre de Bruxelles (1987-1992).
MedTech Europe
MedTech Europe’s mission is to make innovative medical technology available to more people, while helping healthcare systems move towards a sustainable path. MedTech Europe encourages policies that help the medical technology industry meet Europe’s growing healthcare needs and expectations. It also promotes medical technology’s value for Europe focusing on innovation and stakeholder relations, using economic research and data, communications, industry events and training sessions. MedTech Europe started as an alliance in October 2012 formed by two organisations - EDMA, representing the European in vitro diagnostic industry; and Eucomed, representing the European medical devices industry. Promoting a balanced policy environment MedTech Europe engages with EU regulators, politicians and other decision-makers to help shape policies to promote innovation for our growing healthcare needs and expectations. Demonstrating the value of medical technology MedTech Europe promotes to its members and the wider industry value-based innovations that support more sustainable healthcare systems. We use economic research to show the benefits of medical technology and we organise many initiatives to explain the value we bring to healthcare systems in Europe. We bring stakeholders together to discuss trends, issues and opportunities.