Verification standard
Every distributor in the directory must pass three tests before publication and is periodically re-checked:
- Independent ownership — not owned or controlled by a medical device manufacturer
- Multi-brand third-party portfolio — distributes products from multiple manufacturers
- Named distribution role — active commercial role in the target country
For the full verification methodology, see How it works.
Sources we use
For each entry, the following sources are consulted in roughly this order:
- National trade association membership rosters (BVMed, ABHI, SNITEM, Confindustria Dispositivi Medici, FENIN, Nefemed, beMedTech, FASMED, POLMED, IMDA, APORMED, POMV, Medicoindustrien, Medtek Norge, Sailab)
- OEM dealer-locator pages (DMG, Kerr, LM Dental, Directa, Parkell, NSK, B. Braun, Karl Storz, Aesculap)
- Procurement framework registries (NHS Supply Chain, CONSIP, SKL Kommentus, Sykehusinnkjøp HF, Amgros, Hansel, UGAP, RESAH, BBG, BeschA)
- Public regulator records (BfArM, MHRA, AEMPS, ANSM, Swissmedic, Lægemiddelstyrelsen, Läkemedelsverket, DMP, Fimea, INFARMED, HPRA, URPL, IGJ, FAMHP, BASG)
- Direct site inspection (about pages, leadership pages, news/press releases, recent M&A announcements)
- Operator network — direct knowledge from Miguel's 9 years in European MedTech distribution
What we will not include
- Manufacturer subsidiaries. Stryker France, Roche España, Drägerwerk, Henry Schein's own private-label products — excluded as competitors to a non-EU manufacturer, not as partners.
- Generic B2B trading companies that do not have a verified medical device commercial role.
- Import-of-record agents that handle customs paperwork only.
- Personal email addresses or private contact details. Only contact information that already appears on a distributor's public website.
- Payment for directory ranking. Distributor inclusion and ranking are editorial. Paid product advertisements are separate and clearly labelled.
How updates are processed
Submissions and corrections come through the List Your Company form:
- New listings: reviewed individually. Decline notes are sent for submissions that don't pass the 3-test standard.
- Corrections to existing listings: reviewed through the same form.
- Removal requests: reviewed individually. Distributors can request removal at any time.
- Material market events (M&A, exits, new entrants, scope changes): reviewed when identified and supported by sources.
Conflict-of-interest disclosure
Miguel Baptista (editor) is also a Country Manager for the Portuguese affiliate of a Swiss medtech company.
Manufacturer-direct operations are not eligible for inclusion as independent distributors under the same verification criteria. Miguel also operates
Fractio, a separate bespoke commercial advisory practice. Distributors that engage Fractio as clients do not receive different treatment in the directory or in the Matcher tool.
Corrections
If a listing contains an error or is out of date, please submit a correction through the List Your Company form. Use the same form for new submissions. We review corrections and reply where follow-up is needed.
Data privacy
Public directory entries use business information from public sources. Form submissions are handled through Netlify and email for review and correspondence; payment processing uses Stripe. Only approved advertisement content and the selected commercial contact are made public. Read our privacy notice for purposes, processors and contact details.
Product advertisements and editorial independence
Companies pay €200 including VAT for an approved product advertisement published for 90 days. This does not certify a device, endorse an advertiser or guarantee responses. External manufacturer invitations remain editorial research, clearly separate from paid advertisements.
No distributor can pay to be ranked higher, featured, or excluded from competitor mentions. The Matcher tool's scoring is deterministic and transparent — the algorithm is published on the tool page itself in the form of the input questions and scoring weights. Fractio engagements do not influence directory ranking.