Biotech Values

[ilpapa]

The UK Telegraph engineered a trap to expose the laxity of medical device regulation in the EU, specifically Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The device submitted for approval was essentially identical to a DePuy metal on metal implant that has been withdrawn in this country.
(I'm assuming that a "notified body" has the authority to approve the marketing of such devices.)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9626756/Faulty-medical-implants-investigation-Patients-health-put-at-risk-by-unscrupulous-EU-regulators.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9626921/Faulty-medical-implants-investigation-A-system-in-disarray-that-favours-manufacturers-at-the-expense-of-safety.html