Podcast: CEO Advises Digital Health Companies To Get Regulatory Help
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Spencer Hutchins, whose company Reflexion Health's rehabilitation gaming software Vera was recently cleared by FDA says companies like his often have the engineering chops to build medical device software but not the regulatory know-how.
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