Conference Standards in the biomedical technologies sector: Challenges and opportunities for the national market!

In order to meet the demand for a more personalized and patient-centered medicine and also to find solutions to reduce health expenditures, innovation in the biomedical technologies sector has been encouraged by the Government of Luxembourg. Indeed, this sector is considered as a significant economical motor in constant progress. The development of the eHealth technologies and telemedicine devices are key examples of this trend. In this context, standardization work is of crucial importance to go with the development of the biomedical technologies as standards help in guaranteeing the safety, effectiveness and compatibility of health products, software or services. 

The National Standards Body, ILNAS, with the Chamber of Commerce and the Biohealth Cluster Luxinnovation, will organize a conference focused on standards in the biomedical technologies sector. It will be the occasion to present the results of the standards analysis of the biomedical technologies sector and to discuss about potential interests for the national stakeholders and opportunities opened for the national market. The conference will also be the opportunity to discuss on how to be active in the standardization process in Luxembourg. 

Programme: 

8:30: Welcome of participants and Registration 

9:00: Welcome speech 

Pierre GRAMEGNA - Director of the Chamber of Commerce 

9:15: Presentation of the National Standardization Strategy 

Jean-Marie REIFF - Director of ILNAS 

9:30: Overview of the biomedical sector in Luxembourg 

Patrizia LUCHETTA - Director of Life Sciences and Technologies, Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade 

9:45: Normative analysis of the biomedical sector: main results and opportunities 

Céline LAGROST - Responsible for the standardization development of the biomedical sector at the ANEC 

10:30: Coffee Break 

11:00: Round-table "Benefits of standardization in the biomedical sector" 

Hervé PETER (moderator) - Coordinator ANEC-Standardization 

12:00: ILNAS, your partner for standardization in Luxembourg 

Marc CLEMENT - Head of the National Standards Body at ILNAS 

12:15: Walking Lunch 

Inscription: The participation to this event is free of charge. To register, please complete and return the following form before the 21 September 2012.