Medical products around the world have to comply with the strictest safety contraints before they can be sold. But symbols and stickers that show the certification and testing of a product are only small signs for all the work that is behind the successful market access. Large manufacturers are able to put whole departments to this work. But young companies, who just bring their first product to the market, face an enormous task here. For our Topic of the Month, we looked what is in store for them here and what they have to keep in mind.