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Zimmer Biomet Holdings

Company · Health & pharma · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Zimmer Biomet Holdings appears in 24 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

24
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€50k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Zimmer Biomet (NYSE: ZBH) is a publicly traded medical device company. The firm is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, where it is part of the medical devices business cluster. Founded in 1927, Zimmer Biomet is a world leader in orthopaedic implantable devices.”

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“Zimmer Biomet designs, develops, manufactures and markets orthopaedics products, including knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, foot and ankle artificial joints and dental prostheses. Zimmer Biomet has operations in more than 25 countries around the world (US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Netherlands, Brasil, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain etc.) and sells products in more than 100 countries. Leading product lines include: • Reconstructive joints such as hip, knee and shoulder implants; • Dental implants such as restorative/reconstructive implants and regenerative products; • Spine implants; • Trauma devices to (...)”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 24 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1354%
Renew Europe521%
Socialists & Democrats417%
European Conservatives & Reformists28%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
1
2024
8
2025
7
2026
8

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

Andreas Glück
3 meetings · Renew
Andrea Wechsler
3 meetings · EPP
Aurelijus Veryga
2 meetings · ECR
Victor Negrescu
2 meetings · S&D
Seán Kelly
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Oct 2026Andreas GlückMDR IVDR
8 Sep 2026Aurelijus VerygaMedical Devices Regulation and the Commission’s Draft Revision Proposal
14 Apr 2026Tiemo WölkenMDR/IVDR
17 Feb 2026Dan-Ştefan MotreanuMedical Devices
16 Feb 2026Victor NegrescuDiscussion on the revision of the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR)
5 Feb 2026Marion WalsmannDigitaler Omnibus, KI und MDR-Revision
3 Feb 2026Axel VossStakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus
8 Jan 2026Andrea WechslerEU Industry Policy
25 Sep 2025Hildegard BenteleDigital Omnibus
24 Sep 2025Andrea WechslerEU Industry Policy
17 Sep 2025Andreas GlückMedical Devices
1 Sep 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
19 Mar 2025Michael McNamaraEU Medical Device Regulation
18 Feb 2025Aurelijus VerygaIndustry Perspectives and Challenges in Light of Recent Regulatory Developments in the Health and Chemical Sectors
18 Feb 2025Vytenis Povilas AndriukaitisMedical devices regulation

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