Before the 25th session of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) convened in the nation’s capital on 11 March, Melissa Torres, the FDA’s associate director for international affairs, told Medtech Insight that one of this year’s goals was for the forum’s various working groups to make headway on creating documents to help everyone get on the same page.
Day 2: IMDRF Guidance Documents In The Works
Discussions during the second day of the 25th session of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum focused on the establishment of working groups to iron out a plethora of issues for international harmonization.
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