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Nine membership categories designed for every stakeholder in India's medical device ecosystem. Find your place in GMDEF and connect with the professionals who are shaping the future of the sector.

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All members in good standing enjoy access to GMDEF's events, publications, and professional network. Benefits specific to each category are listed below.

Individual Member

Individual Member

For medical device professionals including quality managers, regulatory affairs specialists, validation engineers, consultants, auditors, assessors, and trainers.

Benefits

  • Voting rights in the General Body
  • Access to all GMDEF training programs and webinars
  • Participation in expert committees
  • Regulatory updates, circulars, and publications
  • Networking with India's device professional community
  • Discounts on GMDEF conferences and events
  • Certificate of GMDEF membership
  • Eligibility to hold office in GMDEF

Who Can Apply

Manufacturing, Importer & Exporter Member

Manufacturing, Importer & Exporter Member

For medical device and IVD manufacturers, importers, exporters, and supply chain companies operating in India or seeking Indian market access.

Benefits

  • Representation in regulatory discussions & policy forums
  • Standards compliance guidance (ISO 13485, MDR 2017)
  • Access to Manufacturing Affairs Committee
  • Testing laboratory referral network
  • Export & import regulatory support
  • Co-branding at GMDEF events
  • CDSCO & NABCB liaison support
  • Supply chain committee participation

Who Can Apply

Institutional Member

Institutional Member

For universities, colleges, incubation centres, research institutions, and organizational bodies engaged in medical device education and innovation.

Benefits

  • Voting rights through authorized representative
  • Collaborative R&D and innovation projects
  • Student program and placement support
  • Participation in Incubation & Innovation Committee
  • Knowledge exchange and seminar co-hosting
  • Co-branding on GMDEF publications
  • Access to industry-academia network
  • Institutional listing on GMDEF portal

Who Can Apply

CAB, NB, IB & TB Members

CAB, NB, IB & TB Members

For Conformity Assessment Bodies, Notified Bodies, Inspection Bodies, and Technical Bodies involved in medical device certification and accreditation.

Benefits

  • Accreditation & Certification Affairs Committee
  • NABCB, NABL, IAF liaison support
  • Standards interpretation workshops
  • Inter-body professional exchange
  • Regulatory update briefings
  • Listing in GMDEF's CAB directory

Who Can Apply

Testing Laboratory Member

Testing Laboratory Member

For NABL-accredited and aspiring testing and calibration laboratories that serve the medical device sector.

Benefits

  • Testing Lab Affairs Committee membership
  • Inter-laboratory comparison programs
  • NABL accreditation guidance
  • Standards training for lab personnel
  • Listing in GMDEF testing lab directory
  • Referrals from manufacturer members

Who Can Apply

Refinement Institutional Committee

Student Member

For students enrolled in biomedical, pharmaceutical, engineering, or life science programs across India.

  • Access to student events & webinars
  • Mentorship from industry experts
  • Internship referrals
  • Student chapter activities
Membership Committee

Association Member

For medical device trade and professional associations at the state and national level in India.

  • Voting through authorized representative
  • Joint advocacy programs
  • Shared event opportunities
  • Regulatory liaison coordination
International Relation Committee

Auditor, Assessor & Trainer

For individual auditors, assessors, and trainers in the medical device quality and regulatory domain.

  • Listing in GMDEF's expert directory
  • Referral network
  • CPD opportunities
  • Committee participation

How to Join GMDEF

1

Submit Your Application

Complete the membership application form (available on the Contact page or by writing to the Secretary). Your application must be proposed and seconded by an existing GMDEF member and accompanied by the applicable entrance fee.

2

Board Review

The Membership Committee or the Board of Directors reviews your application at its next meeting or by circulation. The Board's decision on eligibility is final.

3

Confirmation & Enrolment

On approval, you will be informed and formally enrolled as a member. Your name will be entered in the Register of Members. You will receive your membership certificate and access to GMDEF member resources.

Participate & Contribute

Engage with GMDEF's committees, attend events and training programs, vote at General Body meetings, and contribute your expertise to India's growing medical device community.

GMDEF

Global Medical Devices Experts Foundation

A not-for-profit foundation under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. Headquartered in Haryana, India.

Contact

Global Medical Devices Experts Foundation
BH-403, Fourth Floor 81 High Street, Business Hub, Sector 81, Faridabad, Haryana 121002, India

Email: info@gmdef.org
Phone: +91 70426 34122

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