European Medical Distribution Consulting and Related Services

The European Union (EU) is considered the second largest medical device market in the world. With the addition of several new countries to the EU since 2004, the total population of the 27 European Union countries now totals nearly 500 million people. The European medical technology market has 30% of the world market, second only to the United States and ahead of Japan. 

Within the EU, the largest markets are Germany, UK, France, Italy, and Spain in that order. Combined these five countries account for more than 60% of the total EU population, more than 70% of the total EU GDP, and almost 80% of the EU medical technology market. With an aging population and several new members in central Europe, the EU market has excellent growth potential. Learn more about the demographics and healthcare market potential of Europe or individual European countries.  

Although the European Union members have created an open market with no internal borders and a lot of progress has been made in centralizing customs, medical device regulations, etc. there still are many national laws and regulations (taxation, labor laws, reimbursement schemes) which make doing business in Europe significantly different from one country to another. In addition, language and cultural differences make setting up distribution networks in each of the major EU markets very important.

We can assist you with European medical distribution and related issues including:

EU Market Entry Research
Through our office in The Netherlands we can help you determine which European markets to enter first by conducting focused country research. 

Find New Medical Distributors in Europe
Let us help you identify, qualify and select European medical distributors in your desired target markets.

Medical Distribution Management in Europe
After you have entered into distribution partnerships in multiple European countries, it is important to manage these relationships to ensure ongoing success. We can assist you in doing so.

Transportation and Logistics Services
Depending on your products and specific customer requirements, European logistics and service support might be required as well. If so, we can qualify local service providers.

Reimbursement Consulting

We can assist in determining whether your product qualifies for reimbursement in certain European countries.

Regulatory Compliance in Europe
Our parent company, Emergo Group, can assist you with European CE Marking, Technical Files, ISO 13485 and Authorized Representation in Europe.