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Bespoke regulation for bespoke medicine? A comparative analysis of bioprinting regulation in Europe, the USA and Australia
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 02:59 authored by Jane NielsenJane Nielsen, Jenny KaldorJenny Kaldor, Adam Irwin, Stewart, C, Dianne NicolDianne NicolLike most health-technology innovators, bioprinters are required to traverse a complex landscape featuring varied forms of regulation. This article focuses on one of the most complex aspects: the requirement imposed by regulatory authorities to satisfy them of the safety, efficacy and clinical utility of resultant healthcare products. Satisfaction of such requirements can result in a significant lag between ‘breakthrough’ and clinical delivery. This article examines this aspect of regulation in the USA, Europe and Australia, three leading bioprinting research jurisdictions. In particular, it examines medical devices and medicines categories of regulation, questioning whether a new approach to regulation is required or whether existing product-based regimes are sufficiently adaptive.
Funding
Australian Research Council
History
Publication title
Journal of 3D Printing in MedicineVolume
5Pagination
155-167ISSN
2059-4755Department/School
Faculty of LawPublisher
Future Medicine Ltd.Place of publication
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