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Donawa Lifescience launches Donawa InTeam flexible clinical staffing service

Donawa Lifescience has launched the Donawa InTeam flexible clinical staffing service to provide medical device and IVD companies fast access to qualified clinical professionals — Clinical Project Managers, Clinical Research Associates and Clinical Study Assistants — who join the client’s team on a fixed assignment, with none of the delays typically associated with recruitment. Through Donawa…

Donawa Lifescience helps Tournicare achieve US marketing clearance for ARMA OTC BPM

The Australian start-up company Tournicare Pty Ltd has achieved US marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ARMA over-the-counter Blood Pressure Monitor (BPM) via the 510(k) pre-market notification process with regulatory assistance from Donawa Lifescience. Tournicare announced its success in a LinkedIn post in mid-June. Tournicare CEO Niels van Sparrentak explains:…

Maria Donawa publishes LinkedIn article on Proposed MDR Amendments and Clinical Data Requirements

Donawa Lifescience President, Maria E. Donawa, M.D., has authored a ‘Regulatory Recap’ article on LinkedIn titled ‘Proposed MDR Amendments and Clinical Data Requirements.’ Following Dr. Donawa’s February 2025 LinkedIn article on the current MDR’s clinical data requirements, the Commission’s December 2025 proposed MDR amendments have now been reviewed with particular attention to clinical data and…

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FDA announces fees for FY 2027

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has published the user fees applicable to submissions, etc for fiscal year 2027, running from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The new fees represent between a 10% and 20% increase over the 2026 fees. Further details are available from…

MDCG Position Paper published on Management of SSCP/SSP in EUDAMED

The EU Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has published a new guidance document, MDCG 2026-4, titled ‘MDCG Position Paper: Management of SS(C)P in EUDAMED after mandatory use’. The document explains that “The summary of safety and clinical performance and the summary of safety and performance (SSCP and SSP respectively), are to be uploaded by the…

FDA drafts new rule on use of electronic instructions for use

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft wording for a new rule that would allow gretaer use of electronic instructions for use for many types of medical device. The proposed rule, if finalized, would clarify that the “adequate directions for use” requirement under section 502(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic…