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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

IVDR Survival Guide: Understanding the IVDR Product Classification System and Complying with the New Clinical Evidence and Performance Expectations

The EU has been working to strengthen its regulations for better patient protection and more effective implementation of the rules for in vitro diagnostic medical devices. As a result, in May 2017, a five-year in vitro diagnostic regulation (IVDR) transition plan went into effect. While some of the dates have been extended1 to allow for...

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Functional Service Provider (FSP)

FSP: The Access Point to Better Clinical Data Management

At its core, the success of any clinical trial rests on clean, conclusive data. This creates challenges. Throughout a trial, the data must be properly aggregated, scrubbed, analyzed, acted on—and all those steps must be recorded, to assure regulatory authorities of their accuracy. As the industry continues to evolve, new solutions to these challenges have...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

IVDR Survival Guide Part 2: Preparing for the NB Bottleneck

The In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) has fundamentally changed how in vitro diagnostics (IVD) are regulated in the EU. As a result, scrutiny for review and documentation has increased substantially, including a dramatic increase in required reviews by notified bodies (NB). For IVD companies, the challenge of adapting to a significant set of regulatory updates...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

IVDR Survival Guide Part 1: A Deep Dive into Classification, Clinical Evidence, and Performance Requirements

The EU has been working to strengthen its regulations for better patient protection and more effective implementation of the rules for in vitro diagnostic medical devices. As a result, in May 2017, a five-year in vitro diagnostic regulation (IVDR) transition plan went into effect. While some of the dates have been extended1 to allow for...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

How to Establish Clinical Utility of Molecular Diagnostics for Precision Medicine: 5 Tips on RCT Conduct

Molecular diagnostics can provide a more precise and scientifically sound basis for the practice of medicine. However, barriers to their adoption may increase the risk for developers and delay the practice of precision medicine. With the recent evolution of regulations governing investigational diagnostics, it has become vitally important for diagnostics developers to understand how to...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

How to Establish Clinical Utility of Molecular Diagnostics for Precision Medicine: 5 Tips on RCT Design

Healthcare payers, regulators, and physicians focus on clinical utility when evaluating molecular diagnostics tests. Clinical validation — establishing that the test can make a diagnosis or predict clinical outcomes — may not be enough to garner acceptance. This point is crucial, because failure to gain acceptance deprives patients of much-needed health benefits and results in...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Resource Document: 8 New Elements of the IVDR

If you develop or manufacture in-vitro diagnostic products, you know the May 2022 roll-out date for the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR) is just around the corner. But what, exactly, does that mean? In this resource document, we highlight eight new elements of the IVDR.

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Your Guide to 8 New & Revised Concepts to the IVDR

If you develop or manufacture in-vitro diagnostic products, you know the May 2022 roll-out date for the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR) is just around the corner. But what, exactly, does that mean? In this infographic, we highlight eight new and revised concepts presented to the IVDR.

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

FAQs: In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation

On May 26, 2017, the EU Regulation 2017/746 of the European Parliament and the Council on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDR) became active under the EU Regulation on Medical Devices (MDR). Recertification by May 26, 2022, became required for all previously approved products. The IVDR will replace the EU’s current Directive on in vitro...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Improving Birth Control for All: Opportunities and Obstacles in Male Contraception

Introduction There are currently more than a dozen categories of female birth control with proven efficacy on the market. For men, the only options available today are condoms and vasectomy. Despite decades of research and discussion about male contraception, no new products have entered the market since the condom was created in the 1800s. As...

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