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Ahead of this week’s meeting in Kyoto, Japan, members of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum have offered a sneak peek into what they will discuss during the event. Read More
During the first half of 2015, the total value of closed medtech mergers came in at $83 billion — a figure that tops some full-year figures from the past decade. Read More
The megamerger trend has had a tremendous — and positive — impact on jobs, according to a new report that found increased headcounts in 2014 for the top medical device companies. Read More
Members of the World Trade Organization have signed a $1.3 trillion trade deal that would eliminate tariffs on more than 200 information technology products, including pacemakers and other essential medical devices. Read More
Governments and standards organizations worldwide are moving toward a healthcare delivery system where devices work together, but devicemakers may need better incentives to get on board, an analyst says. Read More
Developers of medical device software should use secure coding standards that address known memory access vulnerabilities to protect their products from hacking, a new report says. Read More
The International Medical Device Regulators Forum has issued a proposed document explaining how to use quality management systems to regulate software as a medical device. Read More
Patient registries are contributing significant data on the safety and effectiveness of implanted devices, and with the advent of the U.S. FDA’s unique device identification system, it is now possible to link implant characteristics to the Global UDI Database, a recent study suggests. Read More