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France - A Charter for the Promotion of Medical Devices (Including IVD)

An ordinance (« arrêté ») was published in the French Official Gazette of 8 March 2022 that sets out a quality charter overseeing the professional practices of individuals responsible for the presentation of educational...more

New Standard Maps Medical Device Software Development Standard to Health Software and Health IT Cybersecurity

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the International Organization for Standards (ISO) recently published a cybersecurity standard that has received limited press but may have a significant impact on...more

Emerging Regulation, Enforcement, and Litigation Involving Ethylene Oxide, a Critical Substance for Sterilizing Medical Products...

Ethylene oxide (“EtO”), one of the most widely used and effective substances for sterilizing medical products and devices, has come under intense scrutiny by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the Food and Drug...more

FDA’s Focus on Devices Impacting Women’s Health is Fully Underway: Breast Implant Advisory Set for March 25-26

Late last year, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Device Center announced a new objective when it comes to devices – “ensuring that the FDA is consistently first among the world’s regulatory agencies to identify and...more

FDA Tackles Digital Health Software Devices with New Pre-Certification Review Plan

On January 7, 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued three new documents related to the Agency’s Software Precertification (“Pre-Cert”) Pilot Program. These documents include (1) the Developing a Software...more

FDA Issues New Policy To Prevent Innovator Biologics Companies From Withholding Samples to Delay Biosimilar Competition

On December 11, 2018, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a statement announcing the agency’s new actions to advance its biosimilars policy framework. Tucked into one of...more

FTC Comment on FDA Guidance

On December 3, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) submitted a comment on the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA’s”) revised draft guidance regarding the process for reviewing 505(q) citizen petitions (“Revised Draft...more

FDA Classifies Next Generation Sequencing-Based Tumor Profiling In Vitro Diagnostic Into Class II (Special Controls)

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final order classifying in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests that utilize next generation sequencing (NGS) to profile cancer tumors into Class II (special controls)....more

FDA and Life Sciences FDA Finalizes Guidances for “Consistent Communications” and Payor Communications

A Summary of Final Guidances for Communications That Are Consistent with FDA-Required Labeling and Communications with Payors - On June 12, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) finalized two draft...more

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