PRESENTS

HEALTH MATTERS

Leadership & Compliance
in the Medical Device Life Cycle

1 OCTOBER 2024

NH HOTEL DE LA GARE, BOLOGNA
+ LIVE STREAMING

How can COMPLIANCE shorten the distance between medical devices and the market, ensuring the diffusion of products that truly contribute to the health of men, women and children?

We will discuss this at MDG 2024 | MedGenerAction on October 1, 2024, at the Hotel de la Gare in Bologna and live streaming with leading experts from authorities, organisations, services and the medical industry.

Numerous speeches and points of view for an innovative approach that prepares professionals for the impact of the market by simplifying its complexity.

MDG 2024 – MedGenerAction | HEALTH MATTERS
More than just a conference

  • Speeches by leading experts in the field including Competent Authorities, FDA, Universities, Notified Bodies

  • Debates, information, questions, answers and discussions

  • 9 Device Category-Specific Technical Panel Discussions
  • Simultaneous translation into English and Italian

  • Networking and community exchange

Morning agenda: panel discussion and debates
Leadership and Compliance in the medical device life cycle

Speeches by stakeholders (Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies and Institutions).

h 08.00 – 09.15 AM
Participant Registration & Networking
h 09.15 – 09.30 AM
Opening Greetings – Massimo Valente (Complife Group CEO), Marisa Testa (Complife Italia Board, Thema CEO)
h 09.30 – 10.30 AM
Round table: Device development between innovation and process management

Moderator: Silvia Tamarri – General Director Thema

Speakers:
Stefano Severi – Associate Professor of Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information engineering “Guglielmo Marconi” – DEI University of Bologna – “Design and innovation in the current technological context”
Massimiliano Testi – Medical Device Department Manager, TÜV Rheinland Italia – “Critical issues and opportunities in the development of innovative medical devices”
Gail Rodriguez – Senior Policy Advisor/Food & Drug Administration [promoted by RAPS ITALY Local Networking Group] – “Upping Your Conformity Assessment Game: Putting Standards to Work to Streamline Device Review”
Denis Dmitrenko MedSec Testing, Australia – “Delivering a cyber-secure medical device”
Mario Federighi – CEO & Chairman Farmigea / Special Advisor in Confindustria, Confindustria Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs – “Mood and reality: feedback from the medical industry”

h 10.30 – 10.50 AM
Questions, answers and discussion
h 10.50 – 11.20 AM
Coffee Break & Networking
h 11.20 – 12.10 AM
Market Access: How Compliance Affects Strategy

Moderator: Caterina Montesi – Operations Manager Thema

Speakers:
Mario Gabrielli Cossellu – Principal Administrator Legal and Policy Officer Medical Devices – European Commission Directorate – General for Health and Food Safety – “The evolution of medical compliance in the European system”
Alessandra Basilisco -Office III – Medical Devices and active implantable medical devices of the Italian Ministry of Health – “The regulatory impact on marketing medical devices: data analysis and considerations”
Carlos Pérez Barrionuevo – Regulatory Affairs (IVDR & MDR) Manager Medical Devices – MedTech Europe – “The aspects of the device lifecycle that really matter to the medical industry”
Francesca Gritti – Certification Specialist, IMQ Istituto Italiano del Marchio di Qualità – “Obtaining and maintaining MDR certification: step by step”
Roberta Marcoaldi – National Institute of Health (ISS) Director (Notified Body 0373) – “Planning as a key element in the pre-clinical phase”

h 12.10 AM – 12.40 PM
Maintaining post-market compliance: burden or opportunity?

Moderator: Silvia Tamarri – General Director Thema

Speakers:
Diego Falletti – Technical Team Manager, Regulatory Services – Vascular Devices BSI Group Italia – “State of the art: how to demonstrate post-market compliance”
Alessia Frabetti – Medical device Business Unit Director, KIWA Cermet Italia – “Use of retrospective studies of already-marketed devices”
Germana Paulillo – Italy & France Team Lead, DNV – “Product change management in the post-certification phase”

h 12.40 – 13.00 PM
Questions, answers and discussion
h 13.00 – 14.30 PM
Lunch & Networking

Afternoon agenda
Technical Panel Discussions

A – Active

moderator: Silvia Tamarri

B – Inactive

moderator: Caterina Montesi

C – General

moderator: Flora Hyeraci
h 02.30 – 03.20 PM
Device Usability: Pre-Market Requirements and Application

with the participation of the Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies, service providers and medical industry representatives

Using Artificial Intelligence to Demonstrate Biosafety

with the participation of the Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies, laboratories, service providers and medical industry representatives

Using Regulatory Intelligence to Build an Effective Market Access Strategy

with the participation of the Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies, service providers and medical industry representatives

h 03.20 – 04.10 PM
Cybersecurity and Data Security

with the participation of the Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies, service providers and medical industry representatives

Substance-Based Devices: A Practical Guide on the Application of GSPR 10-4

with the participation of the Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies, laboratories, service providers and medical industry representatives

How to Measure the Impact of Life-Cycle Change

with the participation of the Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies, service providers and medical industry representatives

h 04.10 – 04.40 PM
Coffee Break & Networking
h 04.40 – 05.30 PM
How to Evaluate Clinical Effectiveness for SaMD

with the participation of the Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies, service providers and medical industry representatives

Reusable Surgical Instruments: Validation and Post-market Follow-up

with the participation of the Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies, laboratories, service providers and medical industry representatives

Inside/Outside Impact of Post-market Surveillance on the Organisation

with the participation of the Regulatory Authorities, Notified Bodies, service providers and medical industry representatives

Location

Hotel NH Bologna de la Gare

Piazza XX Settembre, 2
40121 Bologna

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Participation fees

Reduced Complife/RAPS Italy LNG Group

  • 220€ morning – in-person or live-streaming

  • 380€ full day – in-person only

(excluding VAT)

Full Price Ticket

  • 310€ morning – in-person or live-streaming
  • 540€ full day – in-person only
(excluding VAT)

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