International Regulators Forum Adds To Ambitious Policy Agenda

Meeting March 19-21 in France, the International Medical Device Regulators Forum announced a major new project on standalone device software and the upcoming release of several guidance documents for public comment.

The newly created International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) took steps to strengthen its role in setting global device policies last month, adding new projects to its already ambitious agenda and expanding its core membership to include regulators from China.

Reporting on the group's March 19-21 meeting in France, Kimberly Trautman, associate director for international affairs in FDA's device center...

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