Authors

International Marketing Director Ostomy, Urology – B Braun

Johannes Georg Böttrich is a member of Eucomed’s Advanced Wound Care sector group. 

Andy Vaughan has been the environmental consultant for Eucomed since January 2009. Previously, he trained electronics engineer, specialising in control electronics, he rapidly moved into medical devices. He spent his early career working in hospitals as a member of a medical device maintenance group, subsequently specialising in diagnostic ultrasound whilst working in a company which […]

Norbert Sparrow is the editor of European Medical Device Manufacturer. Born in Germany and raised in Toronto and Los Angeles, he earned his master’s degree in journalism in Strasbourg, France. He wrote for a variety of newspapers and magazines during the 12 years that he lived in Paris and Strasbourg. Norbert returned to Los Angeles […]

Professor Brian D Smith joined the Open University Business School in 2007, as a visiting research fellow, after completing his PhD, and several years subsequent research, at Cranfield School of Management. He is also Adjunct Professor at SDA Bocconi in Milan. Brian’s research interests are in the way firms create and implement strategy practice. His […]

Partner Pharma & Healthcare Consulting – PwC

Joerg Kruetten is a member of the executive committee of Simon-Kucher & Partners and heads the company´s global medical technology competence center. He is specialized in strategic corporate development, licensing & acquisitions, marketing, and pricing.Within multinational assignments he has supported several leading medtech companies in improving their business performance. Joerg was previously a shareholder in […]

Michael Kreuzer has worked in the medical device industry for nearly 40 years. He joined Sterilin Ltd as sales manager in the mid sixties and as head of the sales and marketing function he helped to lead the company to a position of pre eminence in the field of medical laboratory consumables. He was appointed […]

Ms. Hagle focuses on advising senior leaders in the life sciences industry on talent issues. Over the past 10 years, she has built extensive experience in this area, particularly related to international talent management in medical devices and diagnostics companies. Ms. Hagle has lived and worked in the U.K., the U.S., The Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, […]

David Byrne began his career as a barrister in Ireland in 1970, became Attorney General ofIreland in 1997, and was appointed the first European Commissioner for Health and ConsumerProtection from 1999 to 2004. Since retiring from membership of the EU Commission, Mr. Byrne acted as Special Envoy to theDirector-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) […]

Pharmaceutical and medical device law, law on advertising in the healthcare area, healthcare fraud and abuse prevention, healthcare-related commercial and corporate transactions. Advises domestic and foreign corporations active in the fields of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemistry, food and cosmetics in all legal matters concerning the design, manufacturing and marketing of their products. Particularly advises manufacturers […]

Sam Barnes spent 7 years working in marketing roles for GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis, and 10 years working in communications for Burson-Marsteller and Weber Shandwick/dna medical communications before joining AXON in 2010. Sam specializes in public relations and is particularly passionate about developing communications strategies that integrate multiple disciplines across PR, medical communications, market access and […]