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MDIC Snags $3m For FDA Real-World Evidence Coordinating Center

FDA has awarded the Medical Device Innovation Consortium $3 million to create a "coordinating center" to develop an envisioned National Evaluation System for health Technology, which will leverage real-world evidence to support device approvals and safety and performance tracking.

In its push to incorporate more real world evidence (RWE) data into the regulatory decision-making process, FDA has awarded the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) $3m to create a coordinating center that will tasked with developing the National Evaluation System for health Technology (NEST).

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