A new notified body, QMD Services, has been named which is headquartered in Vienna just a week ahead of MedTech Forum, the annual conference of MedTech Europe, in the Austrian capital.
EU Announces Fifth MDR Notified Body Designation In Five Weeks
The latest EU organization to be named under the Medical Device Regulation is based in Austria.

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