CDSCO becomes Affiliate Member of International Medical Device Regulators Forum
New Delhi: Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has become Affiliate Member of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum.
To achieve global alignment in its medical device regulatory system, enhance the competitiveness of the domestic industry, and boost transnational prominence, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, applied for Affiliate Membership in the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) in 2024.
After review of India’s application for Affiliate membership and meeting discussions by the IMDRF Management Committee (MC) with the senior officers of CDSCO during the 26thSession of IMDRF held in September 2024 at Seattle, Washington, USA, the CDSCO has received approval from IMDRF as an Affiliate Member of the Forum.
The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF), established in 2011, is a collaborative group of global medical device regulators dedicated to accelerating the harmonization and convergence of international medical device regulations. IMDRF members include national regulatory authorities from the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Russia, China, South Korea, Singapore, and the World Health Organization (WHO). Achieving Affiliate Membership in the IMDRF will provide significant opportunities for reliance and collaboration with regulatory authorities around the world.
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