FDA released recommendations for sponsors requesting EUAs for decontamination and bioburden reduction systems for surgical masks and respirators during the COVID-19 emergency

2024-02-26T09:34:50+00:00May 28th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , |

FDA released recommendations for sponsors of decontamination and bioburden reduction systems about what information should be included in a pre-Emergency Use Authorization (pre-EUA) and/or EUA request to help facilitate FDA’s efficient review of such request. Decontamination and bioburden reduction [...]

EMA calls for high-quality observational research in context of COVID-19

2024-02-02T10:53:33+00:00May 28th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe|Tags: , , , |

The European Medicine Agency (EMA) encouraged collaboration between EU researchers on high-quality, multi-center observational studies of COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. High-quality observational research of real world data collected during the pandemic can be an important complement to the results [...]

Netherland: CCMO announces conditions for (re)starting clinical trials in clinical research units

2024-02-29T13:53:58+00:00May 27th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Western Europe|Tags: , , , |

The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO) published a document with the conditions for the (re)start of studies in clinical research units. The document foresees a step-by-step relaxation of the restrictive measures. This makes it possible to [...]

“Win KOLs and work with partners” – virtual training by Dr. Monica Tocchi for VentureLab

2024-02-01T14:12:57+00:00May 27th, 2020|Categories: Europe, Innovation, Switzerland|Tags: , |

On 4th June 2020, Dr. Monica Tocchi, Founder and CMO of Meditrial will hold a virtual training hosted by Venturelab  – a swiss startup training program commissioned by Innosuisse . This intensive course entitled “Win KOLs and work with partners” is [...]

Free webinar: COVID-19 Phase 3 and Mental Health. Get ready to win in the new normality

2024-02-26T11:05:15+00:00May 26th, 2020|Categories: Covid-19, Europe|Tags: , , |

Italy has been the gateway to Europe for the Coronavirus pandemic. The crisis has raised many questions about our vulnerabilities and strengths. After the emergency, what is our future? What is the new reality in the wake of the [...]

FDA CDRH issues guidance on notifications of medical device shortages during COVID-19

2024-02-07T16:13:06+00:00May 25th, 2020|Categories: Covid-19, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , , |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) published a guidance describing how medical device manufacturers should notify CDRH of shortages during the COVID-19 emergency. This is a new reporting requirement for medical [...]

FDA issues guidance on Premarket Approval (PMA) and Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) supplements during COVID-19

2024-02-26T09:10:23+00:00May 25th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Covid-19, USA|Tags: , , , , |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a guidance with immediate effect which allows medical device manufacturers to make “limited modifications” to their devices without submitting a premarket approval (PMA), humanitarian device exemption (HDE) supplement or a 30-day [...]

The European Commission simplifies the process for renewing notified body designations

2024-02-29T14:38:43+00:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Covid-19, Europe, MDR, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , |

The European Commission issued new regulations simplifying  the process for renewing notified body designations prior to the postponed deadline for application of the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR), 26 May 2021. Moreover, the Commission issued guidelines explaining the process and requirements [...]

UK: Managing clinical trials during COVID-19

2024-02-29T15:17:32+00:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory, UK|Tags: , , , , , |

On 21 May 2020, NIHR set out a framework to guide the restarting of NIHR research activities which have been paused due to COVID-19. Sponsors planning to restart trials or to initiate new clinical trials should take account of the principles [...]

Germany: BfArM and PEI issued supplementary recommendations on management of clinical trials during COVID-19 pandemic

2024-02-26T11:08:52+00:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , , |

BfArM (Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte) and PEI (Paul-Ehrlich-Institut) provided supplementary recommendations to the guideline on management of clinical trials during COVID-19 released by the European authorities on 20th March 2020. Key points of BfArM and PEI recommendations on [...]

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