Medical Device Consultancy Emergo Group Opens Office in Hamburg, Germany

    AUSTIN, TX, August 05, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- To meet the needs of their growing European client base, medical device consultancy Emergo Group Inc. has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany.

The Hamburg office is Emergo Group's fourth in Europe and will greatly expand the firm's ability to serve medical device and IVD manufacturers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The firm's other European offices are located in The Netherlands, France and the UK.

The Hamburg office will offer a wide array of medical device regulatory, quality assurance and distribution consulting services for accessing the lucrative European, US and Japanese markets. In addition, the company also assists medical device manufacturers who want to expand into emerging markets.

Mr. Colin Rylett, Managing Director of European operations, says: "German manufacturers are well established as strong medical device exporters and many of those companies are now looking to expand into emerging markets such as Brazil, Mexico, India and China. In addition to our core European CE Marking and US FDA regulatory compliance services, we can help them reach these markets. We felt it was time to open a local office to better serve our clients in the region."

Mr. Jens Grothues, a seasoned veteran with 17 years of experience in the medical device industry, will serve as General Manager for Emergo Deutschland GmbH. Mr. Grothues has held numerous regulatory and quality assurance roles with respected German device manufacturers and certification bodies including TUV NORD and MedCert.

In addition to its European locations, Emergo Group maintains offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Russia and the United States.

Emergo Group, Inc. is an ISO-registered consultancy specializing in international medical device regulatory approvals, quality assurance, clinical and medical distribution consulting. The company has more than 1500 medical device and IVD clients in 50 countries worldwide. Emergo Group was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Germany contact:
Mr. Jens Grothues, General Manager ([email protected])
Address: Am Sandtorkai 50, Hamburg, 24057
Telephone: +49 (0)40 2261 1652

USA Contact:
Mr. Chris Schorre, VP of Global Marketing ([email protected])
Address: 611 West 5th Street, Third Floor, Austin, Texas 78701 USA
Telephone: +1 512 327 9997

Website: http://www.EmergoGroup.com

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