Trade Associations
UK Trade
Associations
ABPI (www.abpi.org.uk)
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
ACLM (www.aclm.org.uk)
Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers
BAREMA (www.barema.org.uk)
British Anaesthetic & Respiratory Equipment Manufacturers
Association
BDTA (www.bdta.org.uk)
The British Dental Trade Association
BIA Scotland (www.bioindustry.org)
BioIndustry Association (www.bioindustry.org)
BIVDA (www.bivda.co.uk)
British In Vitro Diagnostics Association
BHTA (www.bhta.net)
British Healthcare Trades Association
British Expertise (www.britishexpertise.org)
Formerly the British Consultants and Construction Bureau
CBI (www.cbi.org.uk)
Confederation of British Industry
EIA (www.eia.co.uk)
Engineering Industries Association
GAMBICA - (www.gambica.org.uk)
Intellect - (/www.intellectuk.org)
MDIS (www.mdis.org)
Medical Devices in Scotland
OPTIC (UK) - (www.opticuk.org)
PAGB - (www.pagb.org.uk)
Proprietary Association of Great Britain
SDMA - (www.sdma.org.uk)
Surgical Dressing Manufacturers Association
European Trade
Associations
ASSOBIOMEDICA (http://www.assobiomedica.it/)
The Italian Association for Biomedical & Diagnostic
Technology
BVMed (www.bvmed.de)
The German Medical Technology Association
EDANA (www.edana.org)
European Disposables and Nonwovens Association
EDMA (www.edma-ivd.be)
European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association
Eucomed (www.eucomed.be)
Representative Body for the European Medical Technology and Devices
Industry
Health First Europe (http://www.healthfirsteurope.org/)
An alliance of patients, healthcare workers, academics,
experts and industry
IMDA (www.ibec.ie)
Irish Medical Devices Association
LFH (www.lfh.no)
Leverandrrforeningen for Helsesktoren
NEFEMED (www.nefemed.nl)
Dutch Federation of Manufacturers, Importers and Distributors of
Medical Products
SLF (www.slf.nu)
Swedish Association of Suppliers of Medical Devices
SNITEM (www.snitem.fr)
French National Association for Medical Technology Industries
UNAMEC (www.unamec.be)
Belgian Association for Suppliers of Medical Equipment
International Trade
Associations
AdvaMed (www.AdvaMed.org)
Advanced Medical Technology Association (formerly HIMA)
AusBiotech (www.ausbiotech.org)
Australia's Biotechnology Industry Organisation, covering the
human health, agricultural, medical device, environmental and
industrial sectors in biotechnology.
HIDA - (www.hida.org)
Health Industry Distributors' Association
IMDA - (www.imda.org)
Independent Medical Distributors Association
JAAME (www.jaame.or.jp/english/index.html)
Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment
MEDEC (www.medec.org)
Medical Devices Canada
SAMED (www.samed.co.za)
South African Medical Device Industry