Memberships

AmCham

2024 – SEDMA was a partner of the Festival of Future project, the countdown and the final conference of Healthy Future.

2024 – SEDMA, as a co-signatory on behalf of AmCham members, signed a letter addressed to the President, the Minister of Health, and the Chairman of the Committee of the National Assembly of the Slovak Republic for Financing and Budget in connection with the creation of the public administration budget for 2025.

2024 – Letters were signed and sent to the Minister of Health and the Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic regarding late payments to suppliers, together with several AmCham members.

2023 – SEDMA participated as a partner in the AmCham Healthy Future 2 countdown and conference.

2020 - As a member of AmCham , SEDMA was a partner in the publication Healthy Future, which was created at the initiative of the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia in cooperation with the INESS agency and invited experts. Its goal was to map the situation in the healthcare sector in Slovakia and open key questions requiring specific answers before and after the upcoming elections. The preparation of the publication included meetings with more than two dozen experts from all areas of the healthcare sector and subsequent consultations on the text of the publication itself. The project formulated 10 calls, which were signed by several partners, including SEDMA.
The main conclusions of the publication were presented at a conference organized by AmCham at the Double Tree Hotel on January 27, 2020. In addition to the presentation of the results of the publication Healthy Future, approximately 200 participants from the healthcare sector were able to watch two panel discussions. The first discussion with experts was moderated by INESS analyst Martin Vlachynský and Director of the Health Department of the Bratislava Regional Government Jana Ježíková. The second panel included representatives of several parliamentary and extra-parliamentary parties, moderated by Richard Fides.

2020 – SEDMA became a member of AmCham and regularly participates in Healthcare Committee meetings.

MedTech Europe

2023 – SEDMA asked MedTech Europe for guidance for its members and professional societies on the Conference Vetting system, specifically Criteria for geographic location and conference venue assessment.

2017 - SEDMA became a member of MedTech Europe.

Our activities are also expanding beyond the borders of Slovakia. Shortly after its establishment in 2008, SEDMA became a member of the European Association of In Vitro Diagnostic Manufacturers EDMA. In 2017, EDMA, together with the Eucomed association, which represents medical technology manufacturers, merged into the MedTech Europe association. This European association has a significant position within the entire European Union and plays an important role in promoting the legitimate interests of its membership in the European Parliament, especially in the area of legislation. SEDMA thus has access to influencing legislation adopted at the European level and a lot of strategic information from this source. Through its membership in MedTech Europe, SEDMA has access to strategic information and the opportunity to influence legislative processes at the European level.
Every year, SEDMA submits inputs for the purpose of publishing a market estimate called the European IVD Market Statistics Report MedTech Europe.