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Happy Labor Day-2020

Labor Day is a public holiday for all to enjoy.  Whatever you call it, Labor Day constitutes an annual national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the prosperity of our countries.  So, take the time to celebrate.  You work hard, and you deserve a nice long weekend!

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Healthcare, Life@Stark

Happy 4th of July

From Stark Associates we would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy 4th of July!!! This holiday means so much to us because the freedom and liberty we enjoy is ultimately what makes entrepreneurism possible. We are blessed to live in a country that celebrates entrepreneurism and provides us with a […]

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Stark Associates USA-India Team

Stark Associates LLC, New Jersey Team members – and Mr. Raghavendra Bikkumalla, Regulatory Manager visited Stark-Hyderabad, India office.

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Conferences, Healthcare, Medical Devices, Software

Stark at BioAsia 2020, Feb 17-19, Hyderabad, India

Stark Associates has been successfully providing Clinical Research services, providing high level technical and functional Clinical operations, Drug Safety, Regulatory Affairs and Validation services to large, mid-sized and small Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Life Sciences companies throughout the USA, Canada and India. This will be Stark Associates first year exhibiting at the BioAsia 2020 Annual conference to continue supporting their […]

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Healthcare, Industry News, Medical Devices, Regulatory Affairs

Second Corrigendum by EU MDR grants grace period for some self-certified Class I medical devices

The European Parliament adopted the second corrigendum of the Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR)pg 44 of 145 for English, with significant compliance deadline implications for some currently self-certified devices. This change suggests that devices (not custom made devices) that are self-certified Class I under the current Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC (MDD) but that will be […]

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Healthcare, Medical Devices, Regulatory Affairs

US FDA issues detailed Framework for the Safety and Performance Based Pathway for abbreviated 510(k) medical device review

As a first step towards operationalizing of the Safety and Performance Based Pathway, the FDA has issued draft guidances identifying performance criteria and testing methodologies for certain devices within five class II device types. The FDA expects to operationalize this pathway once the first device types and applicable performance criteria have been identified and final […]

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Healthcare, Industry News, Medical Devices, Regulatory Affairs

ANVISA: Reached milestone of 5000 international health product certifications using MDSAP in 2019

Brazilian medical device market regulator, ANVISA, according to a recent report showed a significant increase in medical device manufacturers participating in the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP), with nearly half of all quality management system certifications issued in 2019 under MDSAP. According to the report, the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) reached, in […]

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Healthcare, Industry News, Medical Devices

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Korean reduces submission requirements for high-risk devices

South Korean MFDS have reduced the registration submission requirements for Class-IV medical devices. This noticeis expected to reduce submission preparation timeframes for Class IV device applicants, and potentially eases South Korean market entry. As per the noticefrom MFDS, manufacturers of Class IV devices will no longer be required to prepare and submit full Summary Technical […]

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Healthcare, Medical Devices, Regulatory Affairs

Singapore Health Sciences Authority: new guidance on special authorization routes for unregistered medical devices

The Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has issued new guidance on Special Authorization Routes (SARs) for the unregistered medical devices in the country. These SARs allow qualified healthcare providers in Singapore to utilize unregistered devices in case of emergencies, or when more conventional therapies have proven unsuccessful.The new guidance covers application processes, requirements and post-market […]

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CDSCO India: Regulatory updates on Medical device and IVDs announced

Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), India has rolled out several changes to its regulatory process for medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic medical devices. List of regulated medical devices- CDSCO has added ultrasound equipment to its list of medical devices falling under regulatory requirements in India. Compliance deadline of November 1, 2020 has been set for registration […]

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