October 2024 was a critical month in the world of medtech regulations culminating in vote on 23 October at the European Parliament of a Joint Resolution calling on the European Commission to propose urgently, by the end of the first quarter of 2025, the most needed changes to the EU’s Medical Device Regulation in the form of delegated and implementing acts.
EU Regulatory Round-Up: How Medtech Lobbying Altered EU Parliament’s Stance
Features video with Erik Vollebregt
Behind the scenes, there were many conflicting, but also useful discussions, which ultimately shaped the message the European Parliament delivered to the European Commission in late October about the need for changes to the Medical Device and IVD Regulations.
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