Transparency
Transparency is one of the core principles of the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice.
Under the Code, Member Companies are not permitted to pay registration fees, travel or hospitality expenses directly to individual Healthcare Professionals for their participation in Third Party Organised Educational Events. Medical education may instead be supported through Educational Grants provided to Healthcare Organisations, subject to the safeguards set out in the Code and its Disclosure Guidelines.
As part of these safeguards, Member Companies are required to disclose Educational Grants provided in support of:
- Third Party Organised Educational Events, including support for the attendance of Healthcare Professionals, faculty and the general running of the event;
- scholarships and fellowships; and
- public awareness campaigns.
How are Educational Grants disclosed?
MedTech Europe is transitioning from the former centralised Transparent MedTech platform to a company-based disclosure system.
Under the new system, Member Companies publish their Educational Grant disclosures on their own publicly accessible websites. MedTech Europe provides a central gateway linking to these company disclosure pages, allowing users to access the information from a single starting point.
Companies may use an existing corporate webpage or create a dedicated transparency page, provided that their disclosures meet the requirements of the MedTech Europe Disclosure Guidelines. The transition to the new system does not change the underlying disclosure obligation or its scope.
Member Companies are responsible for the information published on their transparency pages. Questions concerning a particular Educational Grant or disclosure should therefore be addressed directly to the relevant company.
The information is provided in good faith by medical technology companies to increase transparency regarding their support for medical education. The way in which amounts are calculated may vary depending on a company's methodology, as explained in the methodological note accompanying each company's disclosures and in accordance with the Disclosure Guidelines.
Historical declarations
The former Transparent MedTech centralised platform has been discontinued.
Educational Grants provided during 2025, corresponding to the final publication period in 2026, were published directly through the MedTech Europe Code App rather than on the former Transparent MedTech platform.
Historical declarations can be consulted through the MedTech Europe Code App – Historical Declarations.
Which countries are covered?
The MedTech Europe disclosure requirements apply across the geographical scope defined in the Disclosure Guidelines, subject to exemptions where equivalent national transparency requirements apply.
Currently, the system covers:
- countries that are members of the European Union, subject to the national exemptions described below;
- EFTA countries: Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland;
- Turkey; and
- Italy, subject to the specific arrangement described below.
National transparency systems
Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and Romania have national laws or regulations requiring disclosure of transfers of value to Healthcare Professionals and/or Healthcare Organisations. Educational Grant disclosures falling under the applicable exemptions are therefore made through the relevant national transparency systems rather than through the MedTech Europe disclosure system.
For Italy, companies that are members of both MedTech Europe and Confindustria Dispositivi Medici are subject to the specific transparency arrangements established under the Confindustria Dispositivi Medici Code of Ethics.
For more information please visit the Dutch, Belgian, French, Portuguese, Romanian and Italian websites.