ARKA EUROPE SA
Budget
€25 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.75 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Contribute to EU sanitary resilience and healthcare safety by reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Support value-based procurement and evidence-led infection-prevention practices in line with the EU HTA Regulation. Advance sustainability and transparency through product-level carbon footprinting, shorter supply chains, and packaging innovations. Ensure strict compliance with human-rights and sustainability due diligence obligations, aligned with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and the forthcoming Forced Labour Regulation. Provide industrial and clinical expertise to EU institutions and Member States to help shape resilient and ethical healthcare supply chains.
EU Legislative Interests
EU4Health Programme and HERA (Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority) initiatives on supply security and sanitary resilience. Regulation (EU) 2021/2282 on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) – supporting value-based procurement and evidence-led decision-making. European Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan – transparent carbon footprinting, waste reduction, and sustainable packaging. Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD). EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and related supply-chain transparency requirements. EU Forced Labour Regulation (proposal) and human-rights due diligence frameworks. EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and public procurement frameworks (incl. sustainability criteria in EU directives).
Communication Activities
Public health, sanitary resilience and infection-prevention. Medical devices and healthcare procurement. Sustainability, circular economy and carbon footprinting. Human rights, supply-chain transparency and labour standards. Industrial policy, innovation, and EU manufacturing sovereignty. EU funding programmes (EU4Health, Horizon Europe where relevant).
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Formal Memberships / Associations Health Cluster Portugal (HCP) – national health and life sciences cluster (🇵🇹) Apormed – Portuguese Medical Devices Association (Associação Portuguesa das Empresas de Dispositivos Médicos) (🇵🇹) SPEDC – Portuguese Society of Critical Care Nurses (Sociedade Portuguesa de Enfermagem em Cuidados Críticos) – scientific collaboration & symposium organisation (🇵🇹)
Organisation Members
Associations and Networks Health Cluster Portugal (HCP) – Member of the Portuguese national health cluster, fostering innovation and competitiveness in healthcare. APORMED – Associação Portuguesa das Empresas de Dispositivos Médicos – Corporate member of the Portuguese Medical Devices Association. SPEDC – Sociedade Portuguesa de Enfermagem em Cuidados Intensivos e Críticos – Scientific collaborator for consensus papers and infection prevention projects. Affiliated Scientific and Regulatory Collaborations Collaborations with hospital networks in Portugal, Spain, France, and the UK (e.g., CHU Porto, CH Perpignan, NHS Trusts), focused on healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention trials. Partnerships with European distributors and integrators (e.g., Mediq, Avantor/VWR, MAPE) for sustainable supply and dissemination of patented technologies. Institutional and Policy Engagement Dialogue with European Union bodies (DG SANTE, HERA, EU4Health programme) on sanitary sovereignty, value-based procurement, ESG compliance, and HAIs mitigation. Engagement with national regulatory authorities (INFARMED, Portuguese Ministry of Health, NHS England, HAS France).
Additional Information
None relevant
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.