The European Commission is currently actively recruiting experts for the EXPAMED Expert panels again, which will evaluate high-risk medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. Due to several circumstances including BREXIT, there is an urgent need for additional experts; in particular in the fields of gynaecology, diabetes, orthopaedics and ophthalmology. Experts are asked to apply by 29 January 2021 on the website of the European Commission.
The BioMed Alliance raised awareness on this call in 2019 and the Commission now requests the support of medical societies to promote the call for experts again. The expert panels will play a very important role in the evaluation process of medical devices under the Medical Devices Regulation (application date: 26 May 2021), and the In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (application date: 26 May 2022).
For more information, please find the BioMed Alliance briefing on this topic here and the application form here.