- UK framework to accelerate the development and deployment of innovative medical devices
- Developments for Mutual Recognition Agreements
- How will the MHRA approach issuing temporary approvals?
- Legal (including IP) considerations for regulatory submissions and pricing authority approvals
- Opportunities and disadvantages of IDAP when considering where to launch
- Will the EU Commission adopt a similar framework in the planned revision of MDR and IVDR?
Speaking Opportunities Available
Please contact: Roshni Shah – roshni.shah@informa.com
- IMDRF
- MDSAP
- National / Regional Regulations
- The benefits of a global holistic and strategic pre-market device development and post market device life-cycle approach
- Industry Perspective
- Obligations of medical device manufacturers
- Justification for continued use
- Implementation and Practical Issues & Examples
Please contact: Roshni Shah – roshni.shah@informa.com
Or Call +44 (0)7776636553 if you are interested in participating as a speaker, panellist, moderator or hosting a webinar
- Current regulations for approval and timelines for acceptance
- Regulation revisions currently on-going or scheduled
- Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA)
- Understanding IVDR regime for companion diagnostics
- Reconciling the requirements of IVDR and the EU Clinical Trials Regulation
- Commercial and IP considerations when pharmaceuticals are combined with devices and companion diagnostics
- Practical challenges of reimbursement for companion diagnostics
- Recap of deadlines – who needs to have certified what and by when?
- Have the extensions solved notified body and manufacturer capacity concerns?
- Have the transition deadline extensions improved the outlook for device approval in Europe?
Please contact: Roshni Shah – roshni.shah@informa.com
Or Call +44 (0)7776636553 if you are interested in participating as a speaker, panellist, moderator or hosting a webinar
- Completion of a gap assessment
- Tips to score with your NB
- State of the art concept
- Current status for regulating such devices under the MDR
- Have, and why, are orphan devices being overlooked?
- Vitality of orphan devices for the wider public
- Current work to improve certification
- Structure of a Technical Documentation file
- Notified Body code assignment
- Classification
- Creation of sampling groups
- Review of UK CA mark: when might it be advantageous to certify in the UK? Considerations for software and existing legacy MDD certified devices
- Implications of the UK move to join MDSAP
- New international recognition regimes in the UK extending to approvals in the US, Japan and other countries
- Examining the effects of the Swiss foreign recognition pathway
- IVDR requirements & NB expectations
- Different areas of focus and best options including EU MDR accountability, Industry Codes of Conduct, Freedom of Information requests and Notified Bodies
- Challenging competitor CE Marks based on non-compliance and safety concerns: interacting with Notified Bodies, Competent Authorities, customers and Courts
- Competition Law considerations in light of ongoing Commission investigations regarding allegations of abuse of dominance
- Practical case scenarios and worked examples
- How to demonstrate Performance Evaluation and Clinical Evidence
- Reconciling the requirements in the IVD, MDR and guidance under the umbrella of the proposed AI Act?
- Considerations for users of AI Systems as the proposed AI Act extends to users
- Overlaying European proposals with US frameworks for AI and the implications for global policies
- Practical implications and legal considerations for MedTech and IVD manufacturers
- Practical advice on how to prepare for an M&A transaction: considerations for buyers and sellers
- Sharing best practice and common mistakes in M&A transactions in the MedTech sector
- Examining the restrictions imposed by the Article 120 transitional provisions
- Implementation considerations including changing economic operators and PRRCs
- How will the EU’s Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC sit alongside new laws on the liability of AI systems and the new class action mechanism
- How will key changes affect the MedTech industry and strategies to ensure you are prepared
- Analysing liability for importers, authorised representative, manufacturers
- Interpreting the new expanded definition of defect
- How is the MDR impacting innovation in Europe?
- Are there pathways which innovators can use to expedite market access?
- How do innovation pathways in Europe compare to other regions?
- Future of industry
- Analysing crucial legal frameworks influencing your data landscape: delving into the EHDS, the Digital Data Act, and the Data Act
- Navigating the EHDS: unveiling challenges and opportunities for the MedTech and IVD industry and lessons from the pharmaceutical industry
- What types of data are appropriate for inclusion in EHDS and where should the line be drawn for commercially sensitive data?
- Safeguarding commercially confidential data: assessing the adequacy of Intellectual Property (IP) protection in the ever-evolving data landscape
- Overview of regulatory frameworks: Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), NISD2, and Critical Entities Resilience Directive (CER)
- Analysis of implications for internet-enabled devices
- Strategic guidance on navigating the heightened regulatory burden imposed by new regimes including the US cyber security rules
- Examining the current state of play in product liability litigation
- Regulatory failings as evidence of product defect
- How changes to the existing regulatory frameworks might give rise to an increased liability risk
- Role of economic operators in the overall supply chain
- How do they affect international registrations?
- Handling supply chain kinks
- Overcoming issues to maintain device compliance
- Best practices to enhance supply chain security
- Investing in health care to create resilient and sustainable health care systems
- Avoiding wastage in health spending
- Facilitating more precise patient pathways
- Utilising diagnostic equipment, medtech innovations and health data
- Impact of such in reducing inequalities and lack of health literacy
- With the regulation being implemented in July 2025, what do we know about the intended regulations?
- How closely aligned are UK regulations and submissions process to EU MDR and MedDO?
- What should all stakeholders be doing to prepare for the implementation of these regulations?
- Recap of deadlines – who needs to have certified what and by when?
- Have the extensions solved notified body and manufacturer capacity concerns?
- Have the transition deadline extensions improved the outlook for device approval in Europe?
- With the regulation being implemented in July 2025, what do we know about the intended regulations?
- How closely aligned are UK regulations and submissions process to EU MDR and MedDO?
- What should all stakeholders be doing to prepare for the implementation of these regulations?
- Current regulations for approval and timelines for acceptance
- Regulation revisions currently on-going or scheduled
- Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA)
Please contact: Roshni Shah – roshni.shah@informa.com
Or Call +44 (0)7776636553 if you are interested in participating as a speaker, panellist, moderator or hosting a webinar
- Current status for regulating such devices under the MDR
- Have, and why, are orphan devices being overlooked?
- Vitality of orphan devices for the wider public
- Current work to improve certification
- IMDRF
- MDSAP
- National / Regional Regulations
- The benefits of a global holistic and strategic pre-market device development and post market device life-cycle approach
- Industry Perspective
- Obligations of medical device manufacturers
- Justification for continued use
- Implementation and Practical Issues & Examples
Please contact: Roshni Shah – roshni.shah@informa.com
Or Call +44 (0)7776636553 if you are interested in participating as a speaker, panellist, moderator or hosting a webinar
- Role of economic operators in the overall supply chain
- How do they affect international registrations?
- Handling supply chain kinks
- Overcoming issues to maintain device compliance
- Best practices to enhance supply chain security
- Investing in health care to create resilient and sustainable health care systems
- Avoiding wastage in health spending
- Facilitating more precise patient pathways
- Utilising diagnostic equipment, medtech innovations and health data
- Impact of such in reducing inequalities and lack of health literacy
- How is the MDR impacting innovation in Europe?
- Are there pathways which innovators can use to expedite market access?
- How do innovation pathways in Europe compare to other regions?
- Future of industry
- Reconciling the requirements in the IVD, MDR and guidance under the umbrella of the proposed AI Act?
- Considerations for users of AI Systems as the proposed AI Act extends to users
- Overlaying European proposals with US frameworks for AI and the implications for global policies
- Practical implications and legal considerations for MedTech and IVD manufacturers
- Analysing crucial legal frameworks influencing your data landscape: delving into the EHDS, the Digital Data Act, and the Data Act
- Navigating the EHDS: unveiling challenges and opportunities for the MedTech and IVD industry and lessons from the pharmaceutical industry
- What types of data are appropriate for inclusion in EHDS and where should the line be drawn for commercially sensitive data?
- Safeguarding commercially confidential data: assessing the adequacy of Intellectual Property (IP) protection in the ever-evolving data landscape
- Overview of regulatory frameworks: Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), NISD2, and Critical Entities Resilience Directive (CER)
- Analysis of implications for internet-enabled devices
- Strategic guidance on navigating the heightened regulatory burden imposed by new regimes including the US cyber security rules
- Review of UK CA mark: when might it be advantageous to certify in the UK? Considerations for software and existing legacy MDD certified devices
- Implications of the UK move to join MDSAP
- New international recognition regimes in the UK extending to approvals in the US, Japan and other countries
- Examining the effects of the Swiss foreign recognition pathway
- UK framework to accelerate the development and deployment of innovative medical devices
- Developments for Mutual Recognition Agreements
- How will the MHRA approach issuing temporary approvals?
- Legal (including IP) considerations for regulatory submissions and pricing authority approvals
- Opportunities and disadvantages of IDAP when considering where to launch
- Will the EU Commission adopt a similar framework in the planned revision of MDR and IVDR?
Speaking Opportunities Available
Please contact: Roshni Shah – roshni.shah@informa.com
- Examining the current state of play in product liability litigation
- Regulatory failings as evidence of product defect
- How changes to the existing regulatory frameworks might give rise to an increased liability risk
- Understanding IVDR regime for companion diagnostics
- Reconciling the requirements of IVDR and the EU Clinical Trials Regulation
- Commercial and IP considerations when pharmaceuticals are combined with devices and companion diagnostics
- Practical challenges of reimbursement for companion diagnostics
- Different areas of focus and best options including EU MDR accountability, Industry Codes of Conduct, Freedom of Information requests and Notified Bodies
- Challenging competitor CE Marks based on non-compliance and safety concerns: interacting with Notified Bodies, Competent Authorities, customers and Courts
- Competition Law considerations in light of ongoing Commission investigations regarding allegations of abuse of dominance
- Practical case scenarios and worked examples
- How will the EU’s Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC sit alongside new laws on the liability of AI systems and the new class action mechanism
- How will key changes affect the MedTech industry and strategies to ensure you are prepared
- Analysing liability for importers, authorised representative, manufacturers
- Interpreting the new expanded definition of defect
- Practical advice on how to prepare for an M&A transaction: considerations for buyers and sellers
- Sharing best practice and common mistakes in M&A transactions in the MedTech sector
- Examining the restrictions imposed by the Article 120 transitional provisions
- Implementation considerations including changing economic operators and PRRCs
- Structure of a Technical Documentation file
- Notified Body code assignment
- Classification
- Creation of sampling groups
- Completion of a gap assessment
- Tips to score with your NB
- State of the art concept
- How to demonstrate Performance Evaluation and Clinical Evidence
- IVDR requirements & NB expectations