India – Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare becomes Affiliate Member of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF)

IMDRF membership will strengthen CDSCO’s medical device regulatory system, helping meet emerging technical challenges

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has introduced comprehensive regulations for medical devices aimed at aligning the country’s regulatory framework with globally accepted standards. This initiative seeks to foster a regulatory ecosystem that promotes growth and innovation in the medical device sector.

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…