Removing EU’s Innovative Device Blockage: Expert Panels Due By End Of July After Lengthy Delays
Executive Summary
The speed to market for innovative products in the EU has been hampered because of the time it has taken to set up “expert panels” under the Medical Device Regulation. Will these products now make 26 May 2021 deadline?
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