MDR/IVDR Survey: Most Manufacturers Ready To Yank Some Legacy Products From EU Market; Hiring Up At Firms

The impending implementation of the EU's new Medical Device and IVD Regulations will cause most firms to pull select legacy devices and in vitro diagnostics from the EU market, a survey of 169 quality and/or regulatory professionals finds. The survey also revealed that companies are in hiring mode as the compliance dates for both regulations approach. Quality and regulatory officials from Abbott Laboratories and Meridian Bioscience weigh in.

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Most manufacturers plan to stop selling at least one legacy product in the European Union after the EU's new Medical Device and IVD Regulations go into effect, a recent industry survey finds.

The survey of 169 people who work in quality and/or regulatory roles in medical device and IVD firms showed that 107 respondents – 65% – said the impending implementation of...

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