Mdeon receives a lot of questions about the possibility of direct sponsorship of healthcare professionals for their participation in scientific events. It seems that many companies mistakenly hear that direct sponsorship would no longer be legally allowed as from 2018. Nothing is less true. It is correct that some [...]
Mdeon took advantage of the redesign of its website to also update its FAQ's. The latter have been supplemented and amended according to the case law of the Visa Office and developments on the ground. Some FAQs have been refined, others have been added. We therefore invite you to [...]
More and more pharmaceutical or medical devices companies are sponsoring the participation of healthcare professionals in scientific events not directly, but through healthcare organisations (hospitals, scientific associations). This is commonly referred to as "indirect sponsorship" of scientific events (or sometimes "educational grant"). This new form of sponsorship is a choice made by the companies [...]
Since a few months, it is necessary to attach to your V1 visa applications some justificatives, as printscreen. We noticed that in some specific situations companies have difficulties to obtain this printscreen, reason why we communicate you hereunder some alternatives: 1) Justificatif concerning the cost and the class of the [...]
The visa application form (V1) will soon be amended to be brought into line with the new Article 18.2.a) of the Mdeon Code of Ethics. Specifically, you will be required to attach a justificatif if you sponsor a flight ticket or the registration's fee to a congress: Flight ticket: [...]
The Mdeon Visa Office changes its caselaw concerning the maximum amount applicable to the dinners. For the dinners offered as of January 1st, 2015, a maximum amount of 80 EUR per person will be applied. Reminder: this amount includes VAT, drinks and location of the room if any. The [...]