MedTech Europe has endorsed a new plan to strengthen the EU’s response to future pandemics and public health emergencies, with a few caveats. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the plan to create a European Health Union in her state of the union speech on Nov. 11. The plan is a response to lessons learned from […]
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MedTech Europe wants halt of EU MDR implementation amid coronavirus crisis
Trade association MedTech Europe announced today that it is calling on EU institutions to postpone the implementation of the new Medical Devices Regulation and In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR) amid the outbreak of COVID-19. Medical device companies have been scrambling to meet the implementation of the new MDR and IVDR. May 26 has been a […]
MedTech Europe slams EU over lack of preparation for MDR/IVDR
With six months to go before the EU’s new Medical Device Regulation takes effect, Europe’s medtech trade association is accusing government authorities of dragging their feet on the process. MedTech Europe said that the industry is trying to prepare but that it remains “seriously held back by the slow and piecemeal implementation” of the new […]
