The upcoming compliance deadlines for the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) have dominated conversations about the increasingly complex regulatory landscape device manufacturers are facing. But it’s important for device manufacturers to remember that regulations are shifting elsewhere in the world as well, including in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. In this post, we explore...
The changes are significant. Here’s what you must know. The EU Medical Device Regulation sets the stage for an arena where transparency, quality, and patient safety are paramount. Manufacturers must prepare and build compliance into their product development strategy to ensure a successful transition to this new regulatory environment. Medical devices play an increasingly critical...
The EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) was published on May 5, 2017. The impetus behind these new, more rigorous regulations was in part to reflect the substantial technological and scientific advances made by the medical device sector and in part a response to the need for regulations that would significantly tighten the controls around medical...
The regulatory landscape for medical devices in Europe is undergoing some major changes. Published in May 2017, the new European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) (Regulation [EU] 2017/745) and In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR) (Regulation [EU] 2017/746) is gradually replacing the Medical Devices Directive and the Implantable Medical Devices Directive in the European market. Although the...
DURHAM, N.C., February 6, 2018 — Two Premier Research medical device experts will examine the impact of upcoming changes to European medical device regulations at Outsourcing in Clinical Trials Medical Devices Europe 2018. Joanne Emmett, Vice President for Medical Device and Diagnostics, and Janet Kube, Director, Project Management, will discuss the new EU Medical Device...
No matter your role in the industry, you may have heard about the significant upcoming changes to European medical device regulations. But just what are they? What’s the proposed implementation timeline? Here’s an overview of the proposed legislation, as well as a tentative schedule of important dates. Getting Up to Speed In June 2016, the...