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UK MHRA publishes blueprint for the international recognition of medical devices

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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA's) has published a Statement of policy intent: international recognition of medical devices outlining its proposal for the International Recognition Procedure...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q2 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q1 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q4 2023 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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UK: a new medical devices regime on the horizon?

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The UK Government has recently made available a draft of the Medical Devices (Post-market Surveillance Requirements) (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2023 (2023 Regs). Although these are far from being in force yet,...more

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MHRA Corporate Plan 2023-2026: a focus on International Recognition

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency recently published a Corporate Plan outlining their strategic priorities for the next three years. A key area of focus is international recognition, which follows their...more

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UK MHRA medical device standstill extension commences

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Today marks the commencement of the legislation that extends the standstill period for EU CE-marked medical devices to continue to be placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland)....more

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Great Britain and European Union Timelines: What Are the Key Dates for Transition?

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recently published long-awaited guidance confirming that there will be a delay in the implementation of new legislation for the Great Britain market and an...more

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MHRA Update on UK medical device legislation reform and transition

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued an update on the timing of the reform of the current UK legislation, the Medical Device Regulations 2002 (UK MDR), and the transitional arrangements...more

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The MHRA Proposes to Extend the Period of Acceptance of CE Marked Medical Devices in Great Britain Beyond 30 June 2023

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On 28 April 2023, the UK’s medical devices regulator, the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), announced its intention to extend the acceptance of CE marked medical devices in Great Britain (England,...more

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UK MHRA delays new medical devices legislation until July 2024

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The United Kingdom medical devices regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has announced that the upcoming changes to UK medical device legislation will be pushed back from 1 July 2023 to 1...more

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UK Medical Device Regulator Proposes a 12 Month Delay for UKCA Requirements and the New Medical Device Regulations

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On Friday 21st October 2022, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) wrote to the medical device industry to explain its intention: - To extend the current standstill period by twelve months from...more

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Safety first: MHRA response to UK medical device regulation consultation

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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published its response to its consultation on the future regulation of medical devices in the United Kingdom which ran between September and November...more

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UK’s MHRA Publishes Response to Consultation on Future Medical Devices Regulation

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The response includes a considered implementation plan to strengthen the regulation of medical devices and in vitro diagnostics, improve patient safety, and foster innovation post-Brexit. On 26 June 2022, the UK Medicines...more

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Special Report: Developments in UK Life Sciences – Spring Update 2022

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MHRA LAUNCHES UK CLINICAL TRIAL REGULATION CONSULTATION - The UK Government, through the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) (the medicines and medical device regulator in the United Kingdom),...more

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UK’s MHRA Seeks “Bold New Regulatory Regime” for Medical Devices and Diagnostics

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The agency’s consultation on the post-Brexit regulatory framework for medical devices and diagnostics aims to support innovation and sustainability, among other goals. A 10-week consultation launched by the UK’s Medicines...more

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UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter - November 2021: Regulatory Updates

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Regulatory Updates: Health and Care Bill: medicine information systems  The Health and Care Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 6 July 2021. Clause 85 of the Bill amends the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021...more

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FDA Issues Good Machine Learning Practice Guiding Principles

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On October 27, 2021, pursuant to the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device Action Plan (Action Plan), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Good Machine Learning...more

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'Borderline' medical devices

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The MHRA has recently released guidance to assist with the process of identifying whether a product is a ‘general medical device’ within Part II of the UK Medical Device Regulations 2002 (UK MDR 2002). Particularly with...more

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UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter - August 2021: RHC Recommendations for the Reform of Medical Devices Regulation

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On 19 August 2021, the Regulatory Horizons Council (the “RHC”) published a report setting out recommendations for reforming the regulation of medical devices in the UK (the “Report”). The RHC is an independent expert...more

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Life Sciences Vision - The future of the UK Life Sciences sector

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Last week, the UK Government (the Government) released its ‘Life Sciences Vision’ (the LSV), which sets out the Government and the life science sector’s ambitions for the next 10 years....more

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EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Implications for Life Sciences Companies

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The agreement provides guidance across several areas for the life sciences sector, though gaps remain. The widely anticipated EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Agreement) came into effect on 1 January 2021 after...more

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Life Sciences Regulatory Framework Becomes Law Post-Brexit

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Nearly one year after its introduction to the House of Commons, the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill 2019‑2021 (the Bill) was granted Royal Assent on 11 February 2021, becoming law as the Medicines and Medical Devices Act...more

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UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter- December 2020: Regulatory Updates

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Medicines and Medical Devices Bill (MMDB) – The MMDB is intended to act as the primary UK legislation specifying powers that would enable the regulatory regimes for human medicines, clinical trials, veterinary medicines and...more

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UK regulation of medical devices from 1 January 2021

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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ("MHRA") has published new guidance (the "Guidance") on how medical devices will be regulated in Great Britain ("GB") (England, Wales and Scotland) and in Northern...more

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