India – India’s DCGI adds more medical device testing laboratories

Helping to make getting your medical device or in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device testing done a little bit easier, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has announced it has updated the list of medical device testing laboratories (MDTLs) to now include 21 MDTLs registered with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). Medical devices and IVDs are regulated by the DCGI within CDSCO, part of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Under the provisions of India’s Medical Devices Rules, 2017 (MDR 2017), the MDTLs are authorized to conduct medical device testing or evaluation on behalf of the manufacturer…