Presentation

A professional organisation at the heart of its environment

Snitem was set up in 1987 and is the leading professional organisation to represent the greater part of the medical device and the Healthcare Information and Communication Technology (Healthcare ICT) industries. It draws together more than 240 companies, many of which are SMEs.

At national level, it is the organisation that ministers’private staff, public services and Parliament liaise with and refer to.

As such, it is represented in a wide range of authorities and sits on decision-making and/or advisory committees:

• Board of the French Health Products Safety Agency (Afssaps);
• The Afssaps national medical devices health safety committee (Cnssdm);
• The Afssaps Committee in charge of Monitoring Advertising for Objects, Equipment and Methods regarded as beneficial for health;
• The French National Authority for Health’s National Committee for the Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS);
• High Council on the Future of Health Insurance (HCAAM);
• Solidarity Fund for Retaining Autonomy (CNSA) Technical Aid Cost Observatory;
• Central Bureau for Medical Pricing;
• Strategic Council for the Healthcare Industry;
• And others

Snitem is a member of three of the federations belonging to the MEDEF (French Business Confederation):

• FIM: The Federation of Mechanical Engineering Industries
• FIEEC: The French Federation of Electrical, Electronics and Communications Industries
• FEFIS: The French Federation of Healthcare Industries. This federation is an umbrella for the main professional organisations in the healthcare industry. It is a permanent member of the Medef’s Executive Committee.

At European level, Snitem is a member of EUCOMED¹, COCIR²and EUROM VI³.
¹ Eucomed:a European association bringing together national associations and companies in the medical technology sector
² Cocir:European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry
³ Eurom: European Federation of Precision, Mechanical and Optical Industries - Group VI: medical technology