Diagnostic manufacturers and pharmaceutical sponsors with therapeutics that rely on biomarker identification or companion diagnostics should adjust their commercialization and partnership strategies to fit the new regulatory environment.
An analysis from the Life Sciences legal team at Hogan Lovells.
The EU Data Act will be applicable from September 12, 2025. Given the consequent steps that will be required to comply with the EU Data Act, medical and health devices’ companies would do well to already commence assessing what they will need to do to comply with it.
Explore our EU MDR Checklist designed to help you navigate EU MDR compliance. This practical tool guides you through essential steps to adapt your processes and ensure documentation meets regulatory standards. Start your compliance journey with confidence.
Smridula Hariharan leads a team of medical writers who work on CEPs, CERs, PMS Plan, Post-Market Surveillance Reports, Periodic Safety Update Reports, Post-Market Clinical Follow-up Plan and Reports, for devices spanning a wide range of therapeutic areas. Here, she shares secrets to cost-effective PMCF strategies in the dynamic landscape of the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR).
FDA has finalized its landmark proposed rule that will amend the definition of “in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products” in 21 CFR 809.3 to make explicit that IVDs are medical devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), “including when the manufacturer of the IVD is a laboratory.”
This European Medicines Agency (EMA) Question & Answer document provides practical considerations concerning the implementation of the medical devices and the in vitro diagnostic medical devices regulations in the context of combinations of medicinal products with medical devices.
San Diego-based medical tech company, Cue Health, announced Monday that it is laying off its entire staff. Similar industry reports indicate a complete shuttering of operations.
The guidance defines remanufacturing, includes relevant considerations to determine if activities are remanufacturing, and provides recommended labeling information to ensure serviced devices are returned to their established performance and safety specification.
The Home as a Health Care Hub will bring together patients, providers and device developers with the goal of making health care in the home environment an integral part of the healthcare system, and advancing health equity for all people in the U.S.
