Tunbridge: Global CABs Are Vital For Global Device Regulation

Former MHRA devices director on what device regulation should look like in the future

The role and purpose of medical device regulation is now better understood than at any time in its history, and regulators are no longer seen as gatekeepers preventing business from happening. Graeme Tunbridge, formerly at the MHRA and now a senior VP at leading conformity assessment body BSI, is a champion of the climate of inclusivity.

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The role and purpose of medical device regulation is now better understood than at any time in its history, and regulators are no longer seen as gatekeepers preventing business from happening. Graeme Tunbridge, formerly at the MHRA and now a senior VP at leading conformity assessment body BSI, is a champion of the climate of inclusivity.

Challenge, transparency, honesty, unapologetic. These words are sprinkled liberally throughout the conversation I am having with BSI’s Graeme Tunbridge as...

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