International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers

What International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers does

International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers (IAMERS) is a U.S.-headquartered nonprofit trade association founded in 1993 and domiciled at 85 Edgemont Place, Teaneck, New Jersey. It is the world's only trade association dedicated to sellers, servicers, remanufacturers, refurbishers, and financiers of pre-owned medical imaging equipment, with members in 15-16 countries spanning the largest OEMs (GE Healthcare, Canon Medical, Philips/AllParts), enterprise service firms (TRIMEDX, Vertiv, Crothall Healthcare Technology Solutions), mid-market independent service organizations, and adjacent players in rare earth recycling and equipment finance.

IAMERS operates a community-led model in which prospective members submit a written application and agree in writing to the IAMERS Code of Ethics — a seven-article document enforced through an Ethics Committee with sanctions ranging from private reprimand to expulsion — alongside a QMS/ISO 13485 certification or IAMERS Best Practices adoption. Core deliverables are membership services (advocacy, networking, ethics enforcement), recurring events (the 33-year-old U.S. Annual Meeting, the 20-year-old Annual European Meeting, and member receptions at RSNA and ECR), educational programming on vendor management, parts reliability, FDA remanufacturing guidance, IoMT cybersecurity, and right-to-repair policy, and the annual Who's Who directory.

Revenue mechanics rely on three streams: recurring annual membership dues (quote-based, application-gated), event registration fees for the U.S. and European annual meetings, and publication/directory advertising. The organization is governed by an elected Officers and Board of Directors headed by President and Executive Director Diana Upton, with General Counsel Robert J. Kerwin providing legal and regulatory leadership. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or institutional investors; ownership and control rest with the membership and Board.

Name

International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers

Legal name

International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers

Website

https://iamers.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers and Servicers (IAMERS) is a 33-year-old U.S. nonprofit trade association uniting OEMs, independent servicers, refurbishers, and financiers of pre-owned medical imaging equipment across 16 countries through advocacy, ethical standards, and member education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Teaneck

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Primary revenue stream: companies apply for membership, agree in writing to abide by the IAMERS Code of Ethics, and pay recurring membership dues. Membership is offered to companies ranging from the largest OEMs to smaller specialized sellers, servicers, and financiers of pre-owned medical imaging equipment. Application form distributed at https://iamers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Application2025.pdf.
2. Annual Meeting & Event Registration Fees: Revenue generated through registration fees for the Annual Meeting (e.g., 33rd Annual Meeting at Charleston Place Hotel) and the Annual European Meeting (19th in Dubrovnik, 20th in Luxembourg). Includes educational programming, networking receptions, and receptions at RSNA and ECR.
3. Publication Revenue (Who's Who Directory): Annual IAMERS "Who's Who" publication (2026 edition released) serves as a member directory and industry resource, providing visibility into member companies and their offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IAMERS is a worldwide trade association that provides membership, ethical standards enforcement, regulatory and legislative advocacy, and educational and networking services to companies that sell, service, finance, remanufacture, or refurbish pre-owned medical imaging devices. Members range from the largest OEMs (GE Healthcare, Canon Medical, Philips divisions) to smaller specialized independent service organizations (ISOs) and financiers across approximately 16 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IAMERS Trade Association Membership Worldwide membership program for companies that sell, service, finance, remanufacture, or refurbish pre-owned medical imaging devices (CT, MRI, ultrasound, image-guided therapy systems). Members range from the largest OEMs to smaller specialized ISOs and financiers, spanning approximately 16 countries. Membership requires written adherence to the IAMERS Code of Ethics and adoption of ISO certification or IAMERS Best Practices.
• IAMERS Annual Meeting (U.S.) Flagship annual educational conference held for 33 consecutive years, featuring keynote addresses, regulatory and legislative updates, and panel discussions on vendor management, contracts/indemnity, parts reliability, recycling, IoMT cybersecurity, and the 'State of Play' program. Open to IAMERS members and select non-member registrants via downloadable registration brochure.
• IAMERS Annual European Meeting Annual European counterpart to the U.S. Annual Meeting, providing the same educational and networking programming for IAMERS members and European market participants. The 19th edition was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia (June 2025) and the 20th edition is scheduled in Luxembourg (September 2026). Registration is via downloadable brochure with quote-based fees.
• IAMERS RSNA Member Reception Annual networking reception held alongside the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, providing IAMERS members with access to senior OEM and ISO leadership. Complementary counterpart events are also held at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
• IAMERS Who's Who Annual Directory Annual IAMERS 'Who's Who' publication serving as a member directory and industry resource, listing IAMERS member companies, their contact details, geographies, and website links. The 2026 edition was released on April 10, 2026, and the 2024 edition was published in April 2025. Functions as both a member benefit and an advertising / lead-generation publication.
• IAMERS Code of Ethics Compliance Program Formal Code of Ethics (Articles I–VII) governing ethical conduct, agency duties (loyalty, performance, reasonable care, accounting, information), publishing, and confidentiality. Mandatory for all IAMERS members, enforced by the IAMERS Ethics Committee through a documented complaint resolution process with sanctions ranging from private reprimand to public censure, board censure resolution, or expulsion (minimum three-year re-admission bar).
• IAMERS Right to Choose / Right to Repair Advocacy Campaign Core advocacy program promoting healthcare providers' right to choose their medical device servicers, with active representation at U.S., E.U., Asian, and global legislative, regulatory, and standards forums. Includes the formal IAMERS Statement of Position on Right to Repair (April 2025), DMCA Section 1201 exemption renewal petitions, FDA remanufacturing guidance commentary, and Congressional engagement on bills such as the Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act.

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 1% of FDA adverse event reports involve medical device servicing activities (per FDA 2018 Servicing Report cited by IAMERS)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Avante Health Solutions

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• COCIR: European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry. Directly comparable as the European counterpart trade association representing imaging OEMs, with which IAMERS engages in EU policy forums on right-to-repair and remanufacturing.
• MITA - Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance: A trade association within AdvaMed representing medical imaging equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Directly comparable as the OEM-side imaging trade body; MITA actively litigates IAMERS' policy positions (DMCA exemption), making it the clearest counter-position peer.
• AMDR - Association of Medical Device Reprocessors: U.S. trade association for third-party medical device reprocessors and remanufacturers. Comparable as a third-party medical device service association operating in adjacent regulatory territory (FDA remanufacturing guidance) where IAMERS also engages.
• AAMI - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation: U.S. nonprofit standards organization for medical device technology, including healthcare technology management. Comparable as a medical equipment standards and education body that intersects with IAMERS' quality management and best-practices agenda.
• AHRA - Association for Medical Imaging Management: U.S. professional association for medical imaging administrators and managers at hospitals. Comparable as a healthcare imaging-focused membership body serving the buyer-side of IAMERS' market; AHRA members are potential customers of IAMERS member ISOs.

Emerging players

• iFixit: Largest global right-to-repair advocacy organization and repair manual publisher. Comparable as a non-industry allied advocate for right-to-repair in medical devices; IAMERS collaborates with iFixit-style coalitions on regulatory submissions and shares overlapping policy goals.

Broad incumbents

• AdvaMed: The leading U.S. medical device industry trade association representing OEMs and medtech companies. Directly comparable as a healthcare device trade body, though IAMERS represents the secondary/refurbished market while AdvaMed primarily represents manufacturers, making them regulatory counter-parties on right-to-repair.
• MDMA - Medical Device Manufacturers Association: U.S. trade association representing innovative medical device companies. Comparable as a broader medtech industry voice that overlaps with IAMERS on regulatory advocacy, though MDMA focuses on smaller OEMs rather than remarketers/servicers.

Others

• U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group): U.S. consumer advocacy federation that runs the right-to-repair campaign nationally. Comparable as a like-minded advocacy organization co-engaged in medical device right-to-repair state and federal campaigns, providing a coalition counterpart to IAMERS' industry-side advocacy.

Regional players

• EUREF (European Reference Organisation for Quality Assured Breast Screening and Diagnostic Services): European reference body for breast imaging quality assurance. Comparable as a regional European standards body in medical imaging quality, intersecting with IAMERS' European advocacy and Best Practices agenda.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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