Brazil IVD disclosure repeal bodes well for medtech-wide challenge
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Brazil’s IVD industry association, the national chamber for laboratory diagnostics (CBDL), has secured an exemption from a new requirement on importers to disclose sensitive commercial information. The victory for CBDL members bodes well for the rest of the medical technology industry: Abimed, the leading medtech importers association, is challenging the requirement at state authority level in eight key states (www.clinica.co.uk, 21 May 2013).