A podcast by MedTech Europe, the European trade association for the medical technology industry including diagnostics, medical devices and digital health.
Health innovation is a team sport: Niklas Blomberg on the future of Europe's medtech
How can Europe ensure that groundbreaking health innovations actually reach patients?
At the MedTech Forum 2026, we spoke with Niklas Blomberg, Executive Director of the Innovative Health Initiative (IHI), about the critical challenge of bridging the gap between innovation and patient uptake. We explored the role of public-private partnerships in accelerating medtech innovation, the importance of real-world evidence and health data, the opportunities and challenges presented by AI, and the need to move from policy discussions to practical implementation. The conversation also highlighted sustainability, competitiveness, and collaboration as essential drivers of Europe's future health innovation ecosystem.
Learn more about IHI and its health innovation projects: https://www.ihi.europa.eu/
23 Jun 2026
Smarter regulation, here and now: making the most of the MDR/IVDR simplification proposal
Between sessions at the MedTech Forum 2026, we sat down with Flora Giorgio, Head of Unit D3Medical Devices at the European Commission's DG SANTE. In this conversation, we unpack some of the most consequential files in medtech policy right now: from the revision of the Medical Devices Regulation and the In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation, to EUDAMED implementation and the European Commission’s breakthrough pilot.
5 Jun 2026
From Data to Trust: The Value of AI and Collaboration in Medtech
From our booth at the MedTech Forum 2026, we sat down with Prof. Marc Peeters, Professor of Oncology at the University of Antwerp and board member of AZ Maria Middelares and Ziekenhuis Geel. We discussed today’s challenges and opportunities in medtech, and AI emerged as a clear leitmotif throughout the conversation. Timely, as discussions on the interplay between the AI Act and the MDR/IVDR revision continue to unfold.
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