The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) was established in October 2011 and is a voluntary forum for medical device regulators from different jurisdictions who have agreed to work together to advance international regulatory harmonisation and convergence in the field of medical devices. The IMDRF builds on the strong foundational work of the Global Harmonization Task Force on Medical Devices (GHTF) which was established in 1992 and operated for nearly 20 years, with Japan as one of the Management Committee (MC) members.
About IMDRF
The IMDRF 27th Session will be held in Tokyo, Japan. The IMDRF MC invites regulators and professionals from across the IMDRF community to attend the IMDRF MC meetings in Tokyo from March 10 to 14, 2025. We welcome our current members, Regional Harmonization Initiatives, Affiliate Members, and other interested stakeholders.
The IMDRF Management Committee includes representatives from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.
Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and The World Health Organization (WHO) are official observers to the IMDRF.
Regional Harmonization Initiatives include APEC RHSC, Global Harmonization Working Party (GHWP), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and African Medical Devices Forum (AMDF).
Affiliate Members are agencies from Botswana, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Montenegro, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.