WASHINGTON – Mavens of the med-tech industry already know they have fans among governments of nations other than the U.S. – thanks in no small part to the higher-than-average wages enjoyed by employees of the industry – but a session held on the last day of AdvaMed 2010, hosted by the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed; Washington) made clear that the colossus of the subcontinent has now declared itself a player in the global med-tech sweepstakes. (Medical Device Daily)
WASHINGTON – The pace of change at FDA is usually thought of as torpid, but the device and diagnostics industries are concerned that the changes proposed for the 510(k) program might be rapid in coming and hence destructive. (Medical Device Daily)
WASHINGTON – If predictability is the Holy Grail of industry, the search is presumed to be ongoing thanks to, among other things, the uncertainties engendered by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). (Medical Device Daily)
