Authors

Martyna Giedrojc is Director International Public Affairs and Professionals Relations Europe at Cepheid. Prior to her current role she has been working for London-based Public Affairs consultancies and advised clients on health policy issues. She is passionate about the societal value of medical technologies, digital health and innovation. Martyna has almost a decade of relevant […]

Johanna Engelage is currently Team Leader of Marketing Urinalysis at Sysmex Europe GmbH. With a focus on innovative diagnostic solutions in EMEA, she works on changing the game in the urinalysis field and to bring more awareness to the importance of urinalysis testing and the impact it has on clinical decision-making. Antimicrobial resistance has been a spotlight […]

Mikki has been the Global Health Policy Lead for Roche Diagnostic International since 2019 where she represents Roche Diagnostics in various MedTechEurope working groups including the MTE CVD working group. She has over 15 years of experience in the life science and diagnostic industry living and working across multiple geographies. Prior to joining Roche Diagnostics […]

Markus Schwertfeger is Senior Director Medical Affairs at Roche Diagnostics. He has over 20 years of experience in biopharmaceutical and the medtech industry working in various local, regional, and global Medical Affairs roles. He led teams who launched innovative drugs and managed drug portfolios in various disease areas (cardiovascular, thrombosis, diabetes, metabolism, lipids, neurology, pain, bone, sepsis, […]

Torbjorn Skold, Vice President EMEA DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction Inspired by the company’s mission to “Keep People Moving”, Torbjorn is passionate about value creating innovation in orthopedics, with focus on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty and Enabling Technology. Torbjorn’s career spans close to 20 years of success building market leading medical technology businesses with deep knowledge […]

The Dutch Heart Foundation (Hartstichting) wants to enable people to live a heathy life through getting most out their heart and to keep it in the best possible shape . Our strategy aims for the earlier recognition and better treatment of cardiovascular diseases, through financing research, providing tailormade information about healthy heart lifestyle and to find innovative solutions in healthcare and […]

Emmett Devereux is Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Cook Medical in Europe, Middle East and Africa.  Emmett is focused on developing and implementing strategies and policies that raise awareness of patient access to medical technology. Fostering a business environment that is supportive of innovation in healthcare and the advancement of patient care is a […]

Julia Steckeler joined MedicalMountains in December 2014 as a cluster manager. In 2018 she was appointed as CEO. She is committed to the political representation of the cluster’s interests with a particular focus on making the voices of the many SME’s heard. She further focuses on developing and leading joint projects, trainings and alliances that aim […]

As an external consultant at MedTech Europe, Clarisse has been supporting the Legal and Compliance team since 2015. She has been leading the outreach towards the European Medical Community at large and steering the discussions on the future of medical education between industry, the Healthcare Professionals and the Professional Congress Organisers. She is also in […]

Hani Abouhalka is the Company Group Chairman for Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Medical Devices Companies. He is responsible for the company’s Medical Device businesses in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), which includes surgical technology, orthopaedics, cardiovascular and specialty solutions directed at delivering clinical and economic value to healthcare systems. A purpose-driven and global leader, […]

Brigitte is the head of Materialise Medical, a company focused on personalised solutions leveraging 3D printing technologies. She joined Materialise after more than 20 years of experience in Medical Devices with organisations such as Johnson & Johnson (where she had various management roles including VP EMEA of Neurovascular solutions), Acertys (as CEO) and Mediq (as […]