Purchasing Standards: A Very High Price to Pay
This article was originally published in RAJ Devices
Executive Summary
The cost of European technical standards is prohibitive for many medical device organisations in the UK. Equivalent legal publications are in many cases actually free or, where there is a cost, it is often a fraction of the amount charged for standards.
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Purchasing Standards: A Very High Price to Pay
The cost of European technical standards is prohibitive for many medical device organisations in the UK. Equivalent legal publications are in many cases actually free or, where there is a cost, it is often a fraction of the amount charged for standards.