On February 2, 2026, FDA’s revised 21 CFR Part 820 - now titled the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) - became effective. The key change is that FDA now incorporates ISO 13485:2016 by reference as [...]

FDA closed out 2025 - and opened the door to 2026 - with a clear signal to digital health and medical device sponsors: real-world performance of digital technologies is no longer a future consideration, it’s [...]

Across medical device and IVD inspections, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to issue Form 483 observations and Warning Letters tied to risk management failures. These findings are not about missing templates, they reflect [...]

FDA closed out 2025 with a meaningful update for device sponsors: the final guidance, “Use of Real-World Evidence (RWE) to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Medical Devices,” issued December 18, 2025, which supersedes the prior 2017 [...]

The U.S. government shutdown has finally ended, and for the FDA, the relief is real. With Congress passing a funding bill covering the agency through September 30 of the next fiscal year, the agency now [...]

The start of October 2025 brought an unusual complication for the life sciences industry - a partial U.S. government shutdown that has significantly limited FDA operations. With much of the agency’s staff on furlough and [...]