In Vitro Diagnostics Firms Frustrated By FDA Delays
Sidebar: In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) industry -- more information Manufacturers of devices that test fluids or tissues outside the body say the agency's excessively high standard hinders innovation. Photo: Feit's Photography MAJOR BLOW: National Medical Device Coalition’s Wayne Barlow says delays in FDA approval devastate small companies. The in vitro diagnostics (IVD) industry has long been frustrated by lengthy delays in the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) product-appr
Mar 2, 1997
Sidebar: In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) industry -- more information
Manufacturers of devices that test fluids or tissues outside the body say the agency's excessively high standard hinders innovation. |
Photo: Feit's Photography |
![]() MAJOR BLOW: National Medical Device Coalition’s Wayne Barlow says delays in FDA approval devastate small companies. |
IVDs include all devices...
Interested in reading more?
Become a Member of
Receive full access to digital editions of The Scientist, as well as TS Digest, feature stories, more than 35 years of archives, and much more!
Already a member?