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 harmonization 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.
The IMDRF 28th Session will be held in Sapporo, Japan. The IMDRF MC invites various stakeholder such as regulators, industry, and professionals to attend the IMDRF MC meetings in Sapporo from September 15 to 19, 2025. We welcome our current IMDRF members, Regional Harmonization Initiatives (RHI), Affiliate Members, and other interested stakeholders.
The IMDRF MC includes representatives from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.
Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and The World Health Organization (WHO) are official observers to the IMDRF.
RHI include Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) RHSC, Global Harmonization Working Party (GHWP), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and Africa 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, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania (Mainland), Tanzania (Zanzibar), Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe.