With a population of just over 5.5 million, Finland represents just 1.2% of the EU’s total population. Its testing capacity under the EU's IVD Regulation, in terms of numbers of notified bodies, now appears proportionately bigger than that of any other country.
Sertio Oy, based in Tampere, Finland, has become the 12th EU notified body to be designated in the context of the IVD Regulation, and the second in Finland.
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Germany’s incoming coalition government has reacted positively to industry’s calls for a dedicated medtech strategy to boost economic growth. Faster digitization, lower energy costs and “IVDR 2.0” are also on the in vitro diagnostic industry’s agenda.
AI systems used in healthcare are vulnerable to adversarial cyberattacks, which are a growing concern, said Atif Azad, a professor of AI at Birmingham City University. Azad’s research group has developed a method that trains AI to become more resilient to cyber threats through the use of random image adjustments.
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Well over 200 European standards need harmonizing under the MDR. But only around 12% have been attended to so far.
Biotech and pharma are increasingly clear about one thing: They need diagnostics. But with prices suppressed, how have diagnostics companies proven their utility without going under?
Well over 200 European standards need harmonizing under the MDR. But only around 12% have been attended to so far.
The medtech industry hopes to use a 90-day pause on tariffs to negotiate a “zero for zero” exemption. However, recent public comments from President Donald Trump suggest the health care sector may still be at risk.
