Authors

Company Group Chairman, Medical Devices & Diagnostics, EMEA – Chairman of the Eucomed Board of Directors Guy J. Lebeau, M.D., Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson oversees the Medical Devices & Diagnostics (MD&D) business for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In addition to his leadership role with the company, he also serves as the […]

Sharon was appointed Head of Sectors in Ibec in 2013. Prior to this appointment, she was Director of the Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA) and also served as head of the Eucomed SME Task Force. Sharon joined Ibec initially in 1996 and has held a number of other senior roles within the organisation including; Technical […]

Damien Gruson was awarded his Pharm Biol. degree from Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium in 2005 and joined the Department of Laboratory Medicine of the St-Luc University Hospital. He is now involved in Endocrine Biology and keep working for the Unit of Diabetes and Nutrition to complete his PhD thesis. His study focused on […]

As an obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Mitchell Besser’s professional career has been dedicated to the public health needs of women.  In 1999, Dr. Besser joined the University of Cape Town’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, assisting with the development of services to meet the needs of pregnant women living with HIV and to prevent the […]

Ralf Baldeweg is a Senior Manager with PwC in Hamburg.

Mr Bernasconi has 40 years’ experience in the world of pharmaceuticals, medical technology and trade association leadership. He has worked in senior leadership position in companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Schering Plough (now Merck), and Medtronic. He has exercised his leadership in various geographical areas around the world, including, the US, Europe (France, Italy, […]

Lluís Bohígas Santasusagna is the Director of Institutional Relations at Roche Diagnostics.  He has held various positions in health administration in Cataluña and Spain. His highest position was as a General Director of Health Planning at the Ministry of Health in Madrid.  In addition to a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Barcelona, he […]

Chief Executive of Swedish Medtech, Chair of the Eucomed eHealth Taskforce, member of the Eucomed Board Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand has been chief executive of Swedish Medtech for 5 years and has expertise in e-health and the ongoing transformation of the Swedish healthcare system.

Dr. Sameer Bansilal is a clinician and investigator with a broad range of expertise in cardiovascular medicine and outcomes research on a global scale.

Christopher L. White, Esq. is Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed). He manages AdvaMed’s Legal Committee to develop and promote legal policy positions enhancing patient access to medical technology.  Mr. White leads the Association’s working groups on compliance, Physician Payment Sunshine, and device tax implementation. He testified before […]

Betina worked with the German International Development Agency (GIZ) in Brussels  and as a Project Secretary for a European Commission logistics contract in the context of EU enlargement (TAIEX), before arriving at MedTech Europe. She has also completed media internships in news journalism and worked in copywriting. Betina received her Hons B.A. from the University […]

Maria Cucciniello holds a Ph.D in Management from University of Edinburgh Business School, a B. Sc. in Economics and Management of Public Administration and International Institutions from Università Bocconi. She is Assistant Professor at the Department of Institutional Analysis and Public Management (Bocconi University) and she also works at SDA Bocconi, where she is involved […]