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The Inter-American Coalition for Regulatory Convergence in the Medical Devices Sector held its 5th Anniversary Session on 8 May 2025. The agenda included a first proposal of the approval times metrics of some countries in the region, as well as the presentation of a tool to consolidate them. Additionally, progress reports from the Working Groups were presented, along with a retrospective of the past five years of the Coalition, besides a review of the Action Plan 2020 – 2025 as a starting point for the preparation of the 2026 – 2030 Plan. The meeting was attended by 75 representatives from 8 countries, as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country<\/strong><\/td>Attendees<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Argentina<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Brazil<\/td>23<\/td><\/tr>
Colombia<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Ecuador<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Mexico<\/td>29<\/td><\/tr>
Peru<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Spain<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
United States<\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>75<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Recording<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IACRC Metrics for NRA Authorization Timelines – Sandra Ligia Gonz\u00e1lez, IACRC<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Tools for Metrics – Iv\u00e1n Legazpi, AMID<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Working Groups Updates:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
GMPs. Strategies to increase NRAs affiliation to MDSAP – Duglas Rodrigues Calder\u00f3n, Roche<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Regulatory Reliance. Strategies to leverage resources available at GMTA & Coalition – Renata Brand\u00e3o, Abbott<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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CFG & FSC \u2013 Apostille. Strategies to eliminate the requirement – Renata Brand\u00e3o, Abbott<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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eIFU. Strategies to implement as general practice – Yenni Cruz, Abbott<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Open public consultations. Industry active participation – Magdalena del Sel, J&J<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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IACRC – First five years in retrospective<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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IACRC Action Plan 2026 \u2013 2030<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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