Risk governance
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Spurred by high-profile events like the European BSE crisis, Eucomed is planning to use its risk management paper as a lobbying tool in coming years. Prepared in response to the European Commission's 1"Communication from the Commission on the Precautionary Principle" and 2"European Governance - A White Paper", the association's "Risk Governance as applied to Medical Technology Products" will target policymakers who desire "zero risk, something which rarely exists," Eucomed says. Eucomed expects the paper, currently in development, to provide an overview of the risk management approach applied by industry. The European device trade group has completed scientific evaluation of the paper but is still conducting a political analysis...