Since January 2018, MedTech Europe regulations have prohibited member companies from directly sponsoring physicians to attend third-party organized educational events.

Restricted educational grants may be provided to conference sponsors to help off-set registration, travel and hotel costs for participants wishing to attend to the congress.

Doctaforum Medical Marketing Specialists is a PCO and is an Ethical MedTech Trusted Partner, the certification initiative launched by Ethical MedTech (MedTech Europe’s compliance portal), emphasizing our commitment to comply with the industry’s ethical standards.

SITE Barcelona 2023 which will be held from October 5^th to 7^th 2023 has been assessed by Ethical MedTech’s Conference Vetting System (CVS) and the symposium is provisionally compliant MedTech, for the moment (event ref. EMT30286).

Our Industry Partners can issue us with an educational grant and we, the congress organizer, will select recipients based on criteria set by the Industry Partner. Companies will be able to define the type of recipients eligible for the grant but not name individual recipients.

Grants will cover the cost of registration, accommodation during the conference, and travel expenses.

Educational grants must be publicly disclosed, ensuring increased transparency of funds allocated to medical education.

EDUCATIONAL GRANTS PARTNERS

We are working with industry partners to secure grant funding for SITE Barcelona 2023.
These are the confirmed partners. We will continue updating the list as we receive new commitments:
Artivion
Boston Scientific
Cook Medical
Logimed
WLGORE

WHAT WILL THE GRANTS COVER?

• Full registration (access-all-areas)
• Up to 3 hotel nights (single occupancy, including breakfast)
• A travel grant (economy flight/train)

I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO ATTEND THIS SYMPOSIUM – WHAT IS NEXT?

Educational Grants will be available to sponsor your registration fee, transport and/or accommodation expenses.

Accommodation

You won’t be covered for your accommodation if your home address is less than 50km away from the symposium venue.

The grant can cover up to 3 nights. If you need to book additional nights or wish to book a double room, all the extra fees will be at your charge.

Past 60 days before the event, it will be possible to amend your accommodation providing there is availability. This cost will be at your charge.

Travel arrangements

We can make your travel arrangements. A coordinator will contact you in order to book your trip at the very latest 40 days before the event.

If your travel arrangements have not been made 40 days before the event, you will be reimbursed based on a maximum amount fixed by our team, economy class for flights, first class for railway.

If your ticket can be modified, less than 30 days before the event, any extra cost will remain at your charge.

If you are driving your own vehicle, you will not be reimbursed.

Only professional reasons will be accepted to perform any kind of travel or housing modification.

I’M AN INDUSTRY PARTNER AND WOULD LIKE TO OFFER AN EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR PHYSICIANS TO ATTEND THIS SYMPOSIUM – WHAT NEXT?

We offer a competitive package for Industry Partners, allowing them to offer grants for a chosen number of physicians from selected MedTech Europe countries.

Please email sitesecretariat@doctaforum.com for further information.

Note that in order to process grant contracts, criteria, selection and registration of individuals, we will be unable to accept any further grant submissions after September 1, 2023.