Advanced Medical Technology Association

The AdvaMed or Advanced Medical Technology Association is a medical device trade association, based in Washington, D.C. The members of AdvaMed are medical technology companies that collectively represent 80% of U.S. medical technology firms in the United States produce close to 90% of annual health care technology purchases in the United States and more than 40% globally. Stephen J. Ubl is AdvaMed’s President and CEO, and its Board Chairman is David C. Dvorak, who also serves as President and CEO of Zimmer Holdings. AdvaMed defends for a legal, regulatory, and economic climate that advances in global health care by assuring patients can have access to the benefits of medical technology. AdvaMed advocates on a global basis for higher ethical standards, timely patient access to safe and effective products, and economic policies that reward value creation. n 2006 AdvaMed launched a $1 million education and advertising campaign designed to relay the value of medical technology to both policy makers and the general public in Washington, D.C. AdvaMed’s membership has reached about 300 members and more than 80 employees with a global presence in countries including Europe, Japan, China, India and Brazil. The members of AdvaMed's companies range from the largest to the smallest medical technology creators and companies. The Association acts as the common voice for companies producing diagnostic products, medical devices and health information systems. It promotes competitive policies that foster the highest ethical standards, rapid product approvals, reimbursement, and access to international markets. While the policies advocated by AdvaMed are tailored to facing the issues which are specific to device industry, the need for strategic government policies is applicable to all the high value sectors in America and high technologies in America, to compete effectively if it has to assure robust economic growth and a high standard of living for American people. That’s why it has created a policy framework that will help preserve their leadership and foster future growth and innovation.