Medtech Standards Request Advances – But Too Late For MDR/IVDR First Wave
Executive Summary
The medtech sector may, at last, be one step closer to ensuring standards are drafted or revised under the EU’s MDR and IVDR. But delays have already meant industry has had to adopt “Plan B.”
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