India has become an affiliate member of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF). It will open doors to invaluable opportunities for reliance and collaboration with regulatory authorities worldwide.
- The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, had applied for Affiliate Membership in the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) in 2024.
- The membership helps to harmonise regulatory requirements across the globe, which reduces complexities for manufacturers and helps safeguard public health by promoting collaboration, harmonising regulations and promoting convergence.
- As an affiliate member, India will participate in IMDRF open sessions for information exchange on technical topics with other regulators, to discuss the latest medical device regulatory strategies and trends, provide feedback on its experience and perspectives and use IMDRF documents in part or in whole as the basis for its regulatory framework for medical devices.
About IMDRF
- IMDRF is a voluntary group of medical device regulators from around the world.
- The IMDRF was established in 2011.
- It is a group of global medical device regulators whose aim is to speed up the adoption of international medical device regulatory harmonisation and convergence.
- Its members include national regulatory authorities of the U.S., Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Russia, China, South Korea, Singapore and the World Health Organization (WHO).
