In October 2022, the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) released a new update to its joint plan on the preparedness and implementation of the In…
MDR & IVDR national implementation: Italy
In August 2022, Italy published the national law implementing the EU Regulations on medical devices and IVD medical devices. Since September 28, 2022, Legislative Decrees…
Call for EU reference laboratories to Member States
In July 2022, the European Commission opened its call for Member States to submit applications for EU reference laboratories. The call is for EU Member…
MDCG position paper on Notified Body capacity and availability of medical devices and IVDs!
The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) released a new position paper on the transition to the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro Devices Regulation (IVDR) this…
Team-NB: Notified body approach for multiplex IVDs
Team-NB, the European Association of Medical Devices of Notified Bodies, published a position paper on the approach to the Technical Documentation assessment of multiplex IVD…
Practices and alternatives until EUDAMED is fully functional
The new Regulations on medical devices (MDR) and in vitro medical devices (IVDR) introduced EUDAMED, a new traceability system for medical devices on the EU…
EUDAMED Delayed!
The European Commission has announced a delay of the full functionality of the European database on medical devices (EUDAMED) and a new update of the…
EU IVDR v. CH IvDO: How are In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices regulated on the Swiss market?
The end of the Mutual Recognition Agreement On May 26, 2022, the new Regulation 2017/746 (IVDR) repealed Directive 98/79/EC on in-vitro diagnostic devices (IVDD), which…
European Reference Laboratories: criteria, tasks, and fees
The new Regulation on in vitro diagnostic medical devices brought many changes in the IVD sector. In line with stricter assessment procedures, the Regulation introduced…
New Version of the Italian CND is now available!
On January 24, 2022, the Italian Official Journal published the Decree aiming to amend and update the Medical Device National Classification (CND). The CND groups…