REGULATORY REPORT 2024: Managing Global Regulatory Strategy & Compliance: Assessing Status, Gaps & Needs

An April 2024 survey of medical device regulatory professionals illustrates potential regulatory fatigue. See how resource constraints, ever changing global policy, and an underutilization of technology/digital process are impacting internal burden and fatigue and where implementing new regulatory strategies, upgrading organizational expertise, adding outsourced regulatory services are helping teams cope.

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Planes, trains, and device regulation – the fatigue of regulatory challenges: MTI REGULATORY REPORT 2024 (part 1)

By Rich West

MTI Regulatory Report 2024 data overwhelmingly suggests regulatory resources throughout the industry are being stretched. Time/Bandwidth is the top medical device regulatory challenge faced during 2024, potentially leading to industry-wide regulatory fatigue and driven by changing global compliance regulations in recent years.

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conformity
conformity

Conformity Assessment Guide: EU MDR and IVDR Compliance Strategies

By Joseph Richardson Larbi

Navigating the conformity assessment process – examination of a manufacturer’s technical documentation and quality management system – requires a thorough understanding of the different routes and options available for various risk classifications of medical devices and IVDs, while knowledge of the conformity assessment process helps manufacturers prepare effectively and manage expectations. This blog offers guidance for creating successful conformity assessments.

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Post-market surveillance
Post-market surveillance

Reliable Active Surveillance: RWE for MedTech

By Amelia Hufford, PhD, Phillip Stoltzfus

As regulatory bodies increasingly recognize the richness and value of RWE, particularly in informing the benefit-risk profile of devices from real-world environments, MedTech companies are turning to advanced analytical tools to navigate this new landscape efficiently.

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