Interview: Has UK Medtech Happened Upon A Perfect Opportunity For Disruptive Regulatory Change?

The UKCA mark and new device legislation could open doors onto a bigger global role for the MHRA

ABHI’s Phil Brown looks beyond the immediate challenges for UK medtechs on being outside the EU, and to an innovation-friendly, patient-responsive system of future regulation.

Big Ben

Opportunities to reset and rebuild established national regulatory systems are rare. But that is the threshold on which UK medtech finds itself, with the country soon to move outside the EU’s direct regulatory oversight.

Having said that, it is arguable whether any other nation, within or outside the EU27, would want to be in the UK’s shoes right now. The UK’s transition out of...

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