MFDS Operates 'Public-Private Joint Task Force' for Regulatory Innovation of Digital Medical Products

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 1st that it will form and operate a 'Public-Private Joint Task Force for Regulatory Innovation of Digital Medical Products' together with six private organizations representing the medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and wellness sectors to promote the development of high-quality digital medical products and improve public health.

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The task force, joined by six private organizations including the Korea Medical Devices Industry Association, Korea Medical Devices Cooperative, Venture Business Association (Digital Healthcare Policy Committee), Korea Smart Healthcare Association, Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association, and Korea Digital Wellness Association, held its first meeting the day before and began full-scale discussions on regulatory innovation measures to actively utilize innovations in digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) in the medical products field.

Going forward, the task force plans to ▲ analyze domestic and international technology and regulatory trends related to digital medical products, ▲ seek reasonable and reliable safety and efficacy evaluation methods to promote the development of digital medical products, and ▲ prepare detailed regulatory innovation implementation plans specialized for digital medical products, focusing on related legislation on 'digital medical products' currently being promoted by the National Assembly and the government.

Chae Gyu-han, Director of the Medical Device Safety Bureau at the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, stated, “Digital medical products can provide new treatments for patients and opportunities for effective health management for future generations,” adding, “The government and private sector will work together to devise regulatory innovation measures that can practically support the active development of digital medical products.”

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