The AI Act or Artificial Intelligence Act is now a reality. But what does it mean for the Medical Device industry and what should you do within your Quality or Regulatory affairs activities.   Erik Vollebregt, from Axon Lawyers will tell us what we should understand with this new legislation and what are the consequences for the Medical Device community.  Who is Erik Vollebregt?  Erik specializes in EU and national legal and regulatory issues relating to medical devices, including...

If your products need to be sterilized, then you will need to prove that the sterilization process is validated and continues to work all through the life to the product. So Adam Isaacs Rae will provide you with the information on Radiation Sterilization requirements. Standards, guidelines, pitfalls. All this will help you remain compliant.  Who is Adam Isaacs Rae?  Chartered quality professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Strategic Quality Management from University of...

Sponsor: Medboard: https://www.medboard.com/ EU MDR and IVDR national languages update - France accepts English MDR: https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/aa9760e3-c864-4173-8b16-d790dac66d74_en?filename=md_sector_lang-req-table-mdr.pdf IVDR: https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/1e312d8f-8b34-45da-a5fa-1918ba618aca_en?filename=md_sector_lang-req-table-ivdr.pdf   Which devices for Expert Panel - Active Implantable Device on Top:...

Since EU MDR and IVDR launched, there is a phenomenon that raised which is the use of surveys to gather clinical data. So we wanted to share with you how to do this right and what you should be careful on. So listen to Cesare Magri from 4BetterDevices who will tell us more about surveys in the Medical Device field.  Who is Cesare Magri?  Cesare has a mixed Background: Physics and Neuroscience, PhD in Informatics. He worked as a biostatistician at Max Planck in Tübingen and started...

The EU MDR and IVDR is a bit more demanding on Postmarketing Surveillance. In this episode we will explain to you from the eye of an auditor what they want to see and how you can avoid some mistakes that are always identified.  Who is Steve Curran?  Dr Steve Curran has over 20 years experience in the medical device industry both as an engineer and leader developing medical devices but also as a Notified Body regulator ensuring that devices are compliant when they reach the market.  He...

The FDA announced the alignment of QMSR to the ISO 13485 standard. So now the question is: What does it change for me? Do you need to update your full QMS? Will you need to go through another audit or inspection? Is this really a revolution?  Naveen Agarwal from Exceed will answer this question. So don’t miss this episode to know more about QMSR.  Who is Naveen Agarwal?  Dr. Naveen Agarwal has 20+ years of diverse industry experience in leadership roles ranging from R&D to Product...

 Sponsor: Medboard   EU EU proposal to prevent shortage - And other things: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/02/21/medical-devices-council-endorses-new-measures-to-help-prevent-shortages/ Notified Body Survey - Interesting statistics: https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/59b9d90e-be42-4895-9f6f-bec35138bb0a_en?filename=md_nb_survey_certifications_applications_en.pdf   Spain: AEMPS consultation - Qualification and Classification of Medical Devices:...

In January 29th, 2024, the EU Commission issued a Proposal that discuss mainly the shortage of Medical Devices, the EUDAMED availability and the IVDR transition periods. So apparently this is urgent and needed to avoid shortage. Let’s ask Erik Vollebregt what he thinks about it. Will this really help and when will this become a law as it is only a proposal for now.  Who is Erik Vollebregt?  Erik specializes in EU and national legal and regulatory issues relating to medical devices,...

When you are willing to sterilise your Medical Devices, you maybe think of EtO or Ethylene Oxyd as the method. So if you are on that case, there is a potential change that will happen and we want to alert you about that.  Christina Ziegenberg from BVMed is answering my questions and will explain to us the situation. So don’t miss this episode.  Who is Christina Ziegenberg?   Dr. Christina Ziegenberg can look back on a distinguished career in medical technology, the chemical industry...

You are maybe about to take a new job and you find out this episode of the podcast on how to prepare for an interview. I must say that we have invited the expert in recruitment for Medical Devices Elena Kyria from Elemed.   She will give you all the hints, tips to make your interview a success. So don’t miss this episode and don’t forget to raise your comments on the show notes.  Who is Elena Kyria?  Elena Kyria is an award winning talent acquisition specialist, and CEO of Elemed....

EU Transition to the IVDR and EUDAMED Roll Out -An extension? Never !!!!!: https://health.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2024-01/mdr_in-vitro-proposal.PDF Measures: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_24_346/IP_24_346_EN.pdf Question and Answers: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/qanda_24_347/QANDA_24_347_EN.pdf Factsheet:...

We always have a problem to contact regulators to ask them if our strategy is correct. In Europe, you cannot do that with a Notified Body unless you apply with one first and they cannot provide you with advice but just agree or disagree on your plan. Is it the same with the FDA. They have a specific pathway called Q-sub or Pre-Submission and you’ll see that this may be your Superpower to accelerate your success with your FDA application. Let’s listen to Saad Attiyah who will explain what is...

Who is Adam Isaacs Rar? Chartered quality professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Strategic Quality Management from University of Portsmouth. Demonstrated history of working aerospace & defence, medical device and the construction industry. Skilled in Operations Management, Lean Six Sigma, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Value Stream Mapping and Supply Chain Management. Who is Monir El Azzouzi? Monir El Azzouzi is a Medical Device Expert specializing in Quality...

Medica 2023 was really a great event and I am please to provide you here with a summary and interviews with multiple actors. You'll see that this is so diverse. We met with Startups, Service Providers, Notified Bodies and asked them the questions you would like to ask. So don't miss this opportunity first to understand what is MEDICA and second to hear what Notified Bodies are saying for example. Who is Monir El Azzouzi? Monir El Azzouzi is a Medical Device Expert specializing in...

The EU MDR 2017/745 was extended but does this change something for you? Do you need to apply to your notified body later? What can be the promise made by your Notified Body? Can they advice you? Pritam from TÜV SÜD will be answering my question without any taboo. So don't hesitate also to go to the show notes and see his details as at the end of the video he will be making you a promise. So don't miss this opportunity. And if you need some support for your Notified Body application...

Medboard Who is Medboard Medboard: https://www.medboard.com/ EU  EU Reference laboratories EURL EU Reference laboratories for IVD products: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202302713 Article : https://health.ec.europa.eu/latest-updates/designation-eu-reference-laboratories-high-risk-vitro-diagnostic-medical-devices-2023-12-06_en Letter to EU Parliament  Letter sent to the European Parliament - Cybersecurity:...

This presentation was recorded during MEDICA COMPAMED 2023. Stefan Bolleininger from Be on Quality did share with us the information about HEATMAP for Regulatory Affairs. The idea is mainly to be able to improve the visualisation of a certain state of your department or project. There will be the collection of data, the scoring, then the creation of the heatmap, the colour coding, the visualization, and analysis/actions.  So, if you want to find a refreshing way to present the situation of...

Easy Medical Device has its podcast and many other Quality and Regulatory Affairs people are also doing podcasting. I have met with Claudia and Jorg who are also having a podcast and we reviewed our experience and encouraged people to also start their podcast. Check our experience and learn from it.  Who is Monir El Azzouzi?  Monir El Azzouzi is the founder and CEO of Easy Medical Device a Consulting firm that is supporting Medical Device manufacturers for any Quality and Regulatory...

Regulatory affairs teams have an outsized impact on business revenue, bringing new products to market quickly, managing registrations and licenses to keep products on the market, and staying updated on changing standards and regulations that might impact market clearance. Yet most regulatory affairs teams are treated primarily as operational cost-centers, resulting in poor productivity measurement, unclear objectives, and limited investments in people and technology.       During this...

The Medical Device field is so big that we have a specialist for each type of area. This is like a Surgeon that is specialist of the heart, the orthopaedic… Here we have with us a specialist for Usability, and this is really a big filed that you need to understand. IEC 62366 is a standard that is important to know as all devices that have a user interface should show they can be safe, and that user understands it. So, don’t miss this episode.  Who is Michael Engler?  Senior Consultant,...

Medboard Medboard platform  Sponsor of the podcast https://www.medboard.com/ EU EPSCO Meeting November 30th. 2023  -  MDR IVDR device risk of disruption: https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-15385-2023-REV-2/x/pdf Survey on Medical Devices -   Study supporting the monitoring of the availability of Medical Devices on the EU Market. Information: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/MFandAR Questionary:...

Don’t miss this panel discussion that happened during the MEDXD in Berlin (26 and 27 September). Medical Device companies are moving to digitalize their processes and MDKU association did create the MEDXD conference where the discussions from multiple companies helped to understand the status. Monir El Azzouzi moderated this panel and asked questions following the presentation that were provided. This panel discussion was composed of Karim Djamshidi Vice President Global Patient...

The choice of a Predicate Device is important and challenging at the same time. Your predicate device is already on the US market, so all you must do is select it and confirm that your device is the same as the predicate and Bingo, you can register your product in the US. But this is not as simple as that. Beat Keller from imt in Switzerland will share with us his experience working on US submissions and provide some hints on what you should or should not do.  Who is Beat Keller?  Beat is...

We have a lot of sort of Software as Medical Devices. Today I wanted to ask to Cesare Magri some questions about APIs. First what they are, and can they be a Medical Device. He will also give us some advice on what to do if your API is really a medical device. So stay tuned. Who is Cesare Magri? Cesare Magri is the founder and CEO of 4BetterDevices GmbH. He and his team of medical doctors and biostatisticians assist medical device and in-vitro diagnostic manufacturers by leveraging...