ARTICLE SUMMARY:
A new health commissioner, the first MDR-certified device, two more notified bodies. The past month has included some notable milestones in Europe, but industry is still desperate for a reprieve.
It is difficult to track all of the ongoing workstreams to support implementation of the European Medical Device Regulation (and its sister IVD Regulation); it is also hard to keep up on all of the connected frustrations with how far behind pace EU policymakers appear to be for the May 2020 MDR deadline.