Cross-Functional Collaboration for the Clinical Evaluation Ecosystem
The CER sits at the heart of a symbiotic, cross-functional system — drawing inputs from Risk, Quality, Regulatory, Post-Market Surveillance and clinical experts that together shape its scientific validity.
The Summary of Safety & Clinical Performance is not a promotional document. It's part of the Clinical Evidence Trilogy under EU MDR — alongside the CER and PMS. Here's what it genuinely demands.
AI can now produce a "perfectly written" CER draft — which I'd argue is simultaneously a recipe for a failed submission. A look at the growing paradox in clinical evaluation.
What does "sufficient" clinical evidence really mean? A deep dive that grew out of a daily-writing series — where every topic demanded its own investigation.
I ran a poll asking what makes the Clinical Evaluation Report feel difficult. The top answer: "too scientific / too clinical." I agree — to a point. Here's the rest of the story.
Routes of Clinical Evaluation: 2025 Reflections → 2026 Forward
Reflecting on a pivotal client challenge that captured the complex realities of Clinical Evaluation under EU MDR — where regulatory expectations meet business urgency.
Crucial Relationships in the Regulatory World — Part 1
There is a web of regulatory relationships — claims, evidence, risk, benefit, SOTA — that needs clear definition. The opening chapter decodes one critical, frequently misaligned partnership in regulatory strategy: the relationship between Intended Use and Clinical Claims.
Crucial Relationships in the Regulatory World — Part 2
Part 1 established the first crucial relationship — between Intended Use (the boundary for a device's use) and Claims (staying within it). Part 2 builds directly on that foundation: The Relationship Between Intended Use and Device Classification.
Crucial Relationships in the Regulatory World — Part 3
With Intended Use, Claims and Classification established, Part 3 turns to the Relationship Between Intended Use and Clinical Benefits — because as humans we always evaluate what's in it for us: whether something improves our lives or helps us achieve a better outcome.