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Edwards Lifesciences

Business / industry · Health & pharma · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Edwards Lifesciences appears in 20 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

20
declared meetings
with current MEPs
14
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 20 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1260%
Socialists & Democrats735%
Renew Europe15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).

2021
3
2022
1
2023
3
2024
2
2025
8
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Seán Kelly
3 meetings · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
2 meetings · S&D
Nicolás González Casares
2 meetings · S&D
Pascal Arimont
2 meetings · EPP
Sirpa Pietikäinen
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Jul 2026Maria GuzeninaExchange of views on MDR/IVDR revision
6 May 2026Henrik DahlMedical device omnibus
4 May 2026Tiemo WölkenMDR/IVDR
14 Nov 2025Sirpa PietikäinenHealth technology, heart and CVD
14 Nov 2025Elena Nevado del CampoMedical Devices Regulation
13 Nov 2025Seán KellySupports and opportunities in the med-tech sector in Ireland
13 Nov 2025Christophe GrudlerPolitique industrielle européenne
8 Oct 2025Victor NegrescuAmCham EU Healthcare Committee Meeting
2 Jul 2025Maria WalshCardiovascular Health
2 Jul 2025Seán KellyLatest and upcoming advancements in EU policy on health
8 Apr 2025Oliver SchenkWorkforce shortages
7 May 2024Niels GeukingHerz-Kreislauferkrankungen / Gesundheit
30 Jan 2024Nicolás González CasaresPharma legislation
18 Jul 2023Tiemo WölkenRevision of the Pharmaceutical Legislation (staff level)
14 Feb 2023César LuenaMEP Luena's Team on Medical Devices Regulation

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