The wind-down of the medical-device practice at the National Standards Authority of Ireland will leave the medtech sector without a local body for certification, generating uncertainty in the industry. The NSAI is in talks to make 20 staff redundant as it shutters its division for checking medical devices under EU rules to ensure they are fit for use. The organisation, known as a notified body, has long been a certifier of medical devices in Europe. An extensive revamp of EU medical device regulations in recent years has put a great deal of pressure on Europe’s medtech sector as companies must…

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