A guide to pre-approval regulatory documents - Volume 23, Issue

What's your problem? A practical approach to scientific document design - Volume 21, Issue

For science to be understood, assimilated, and further developed, it must be accessible through clear and concise writing. Science is about solving problems that often interlink with each other. To improve the clarity of scientific writing, every…

The new value of clinical data in Europe - Volume 29, Issue

The EU’s new Medical Devices Regulation and In-vitro Diagnostic Device Regulation has integrated and reinforced the regulatory requirements for pre- and post-market clinical trials and positioned them as vital to ensuring the safety and performance…

President's Column - Volume 27, Issue

Dear EMWA Members, As you are well aware, we have been celebrating our 25th anniversary as an organisation and have sent out specially designed buttons with the December issue of Medical Writing to commem - orate the occasion. To continue the…

Bad karma - Volume 22, Issue

Bad Pharma provides a hyper-critical account of the pharmaceutical industry's approach to conducting, publishing and using clinical research and development. However, its attack on the drug regulators is unfair and its examination of the medical…

Intelligent use of artificial intelligence for systematic reviews of medical devices - Volume 28, Issue

Systematic literature reviews are an essential component of the medical device clinical evaluation process. The EU Medical Device Regulation requirement for regularly updated systematic literature searches will increase the burden on the medical…

Protecting the rights of clinical trial patients through disclosure: The significance of plain language - Volume 27, Issue

Taking a step back to understand the history of clinical trial regulation triggers a broader perspective on the work we do or the work we will do. As regulatory medical writers, our role is often limited to the more technicalsubmission-level…

News from the EMA - Volume 29, Issue

September 14, 2020 – The Big Data Steering Group set up by EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) has published its workplan which sets actions to be delivered in 2020–2021. With the European Medicines Regulatory Network focused on the…

Medical Devices - Volume 29, Issue

The Medical Devices Regulation (MDR 2017/745) has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and will now take effect on May 26, 2021.1 Some manufacturers may regard this as a slight breather, but there are still enough obstacles to overcome.…

Medical Devices - Volume 30, Issue

Editorial ISO 14155 is an asset for every professional working in the medical device industry. With the new update to this standard, we see improved harmonisation and a clearer guidance to medical device manufacturers who are amidst transition to…