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‘Tiny Tentacles of Risk’: Under FDA’s New QMSR, MedTech Companies Must Embed Risk Management Into Their Culture

By Shawn M. Schmitt Communications Specialist, Enzyme When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) begins auditing MedTech companies under the new Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) in 2026, the agency’s facility investigators will be looking for more than simply ticking off compliance checkboxes. They will expect companies to demonstrate a culture of quality, where...

Tariff Wars, Generic Drug Manufacturing Strain Already Stressed Global Medical Product Supply Chains – Can Companies Adapt?

By Shawn M. Schmitt Communications Specialist, Enzyme The tariff wars underway between the US and an array of other countries is straining already-stressed supply chains for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other medical products, says an expert on global supply chain management. But there are things manufacturers can do to alleviate supply chain pain points caused...

Q&A: Discussing the Power of Real-World Data With Flatiron Health’s Craig Serra

By Shawn M. Schmitt Communications Specialist, Enzyme If there’s anyone who understands the power of companies using real-world evidence (RWE) and real-world data (RWD) to support clinical development, it’s Craig Serra. Three years ago, Serra’s daughter was a mere 3 years of age when she was diagnosed with cancer. Serra was working in Global Development...

Ex-FDAer Says Real-World Data Just as Good as Clinical Data: ‘I Will Take This to the Grave’

By Shawn M. Schmitt Communications Specialist, Enzyme Call it “proving by doing”: A former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official who led the effort to draft the US agency’s very first guidance document on real-world data says it’s imperative that pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers shake off concerns about using RWD to support new product...

Embrace Real-World Evidence To Avoid Costly Prospective Randomized Trials That Can ‘Strangle Innovation,’ RWE Expert Says

By Shawn M. Schmitt Communications Specialist, Enzyme The widespread collection and use of real-world data (RWD) by pharmaceutical and MedTech manufacturers to support new product submissions is teetering on a tipping point in these industries, yet one expert and longtime RWD proponent says many companies are still gun-shy about presenting such data to a regulator’s...

FDA Drives ‘Stake In Ground’ With Glossary For AI, Digital Health Terms

By Shawn M. Schmitt Communications Specialist, Enzyme The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a critical step toward ensuring that makers of medical devices are all on the same page when it comes to defining terms related to artificial intelligence (AI) and digital health, says an ex-agency official. Posted online in late September,...