ARTICLE SUMMARY:
Stella Kyriakides, who took over as the lead EU official on health policy December 1, acknowledges MDR challenges, but says the European Commission is committed to making it work, and says she has a plan in the works to fill the gap of the recently announced two-year Eudamed database delay. (Photo: Kyriakides speaking at a December 9 press conference following her briefing before the Council of the EU).
Stella Kyriakides affirmed the European Commission’s commitment to launching the Medical Device Regulation next May, responded to complaints about delays of the Eudamed database, and offered a few more MDR implementation updates during her first public engagement as EU health commissioner before the Council of the EU.
