About AMDD
AMDD Overview
Outline of AMDD
- Name：
- American Medical Devices and Diagnostics Manufacturers’ Association (AMDD)
- Address：
- 4F Nikko Bldg., 1-14-11 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Secretariat office)
- Representative：
- David W. Powell, Chairman
- Description of activities：
- The AMDD represents the operations of companies that provide medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) and other advanced medical technology in Japan. The AMDD undertakes advocacy activities with the goal of providing global-standard advanced medical technology to Japanese patients. These activities include providing policy recommendations related to regulatory issues, national health insurance reimbursement payments, and healthcare system reform in Japan. The AMDD maintains a close collaborative relationship with the U.S. Government and the U.S.-based industry association Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), in addition to the Japanese government, academic societies and other industry organizations.
AMDD Mission
The mission of the AMDD is to improve the welfare of patients in Japan using the latest medical technology. This will only occur within a healthcare system that fully appreciates the value of innovation in medicine.
Board Members(As of May , 2010)
| Board of Directors | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David W. Powell Johnson & Johnson K.K. President Johnson & Johnson K.K., Medical Company President |
| Vice Chairman | Takashi Shimada Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd. President |
| Director | Isao Ikeda Abbott Japan Co., Ltd. Representative Director and Chairman of the Board and President |
| Director | Kenichi Ishikawa 3M Health Care Limited Senior Managing Director |
| Director | Junko Kodama AMO Japan K.K. Director, Research and Development |
| Director | Maulik Nanavaty Boston Scientific Japan K.K. President, Representative Director |
| Director | Steve Plunkett GE Healthcare Japan Corporation General Manager, Government Market Development, Asia Pacific Region |
| Director | Akira Horiguchi Medicon, Inc. President |
| Director | Ryo Noda Covidien Japan Inc. President |
| Director | Kosuke Kato Edwards Lifesciences Ltd. Executive Officer |
| Director | Derrick Buddles Stryker Japan K.K. Manager, Public Affairs / Health Policy |
| Director | Frank Florio Nippon Becton Dickinson Company., Ltd. Representative Director |
| Director & Auditor | Paul Bond St. Jude Medical Japan Co., Ltd. Chairman |
| Auditor | Huming Wang Edwards Lifesciences Ltd. Corporate Vice President, Japan, Asia Pacific & Latin America |
| Advisor | Akira Matsumoto Chairman of the Board & CEO, Calbee Foods Co., Ltd. Former President of Johnson & Johnson K.K. |
| Committee | Chairman |
|---|---|
| STM | Kosuke Kato Edwards Life sciences Ltd. Executive Officer |
| Capital Equipment | Michael Bobrove Nihon Medrad K.K. Representative Director and President |
| Orthopaedics | Kazuya Ogawa Zimmer K.K. President and Representative Director |
| IVD | Isao Ikeda Abbott Japan Co., Ltd. President and CEO |
| RAQA | Junko Kodama AMO Japan K.K. Director, Research and Development Division |
| Public Awareness Program | Bruce J. Ellsworth Johnson & Johnson K.K. Director, Government Affairs Japan |
| Advocacy Committee | Mitsunobu Sato Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd. Director of Japan Healthcare Economics and Government Affairs |
| Membership | Maulik Nanavaty Boston Scientific Japan K.K. President, Representative Director |
