Practical Quality & Regulatory is now Elevate MedTech

Elevate MedTech writes: We are excited to announce that Practical Quality and Regulatory has joined forces with the Johner Institute (NZ) and Svante Medical (Australia) to become Elevate MedTech. This new partnership unites over 60 years of combined Quality & Regulatory expertise, allowing us to offer deeper, specialised knowledge to navigate the increasingly complex MedTech landscape. While we've gone international, we remain firmly rooted in Cambridge, committed to the pragmatic advice our clients trust. We continue to support start-ups, SMEs, and established companies with practical regulatory strategy, lean quality systems, and international sponsorship to efficiently get your product to market and keep it there.

Elevate MedTech

In response to the growing complexity of medical devices and regulatory challenges, we are proud to announce a powerful new alliance. Practical Quality and Regulatory (Cambridge) has united with the Johner Institute (NZ) and Svante Medical (Australia) to form Elevate MedTech.

Our new structure is built on a core belief: no single consultant can know everything. Elevate MedTech brings together a diverse team with decades QA/RA experience, complemented by a qualified clinician to ensure the voice of the customer guides every project. Together as Elevate Medtech, we’ll cover the full pathway from design to compliance and market access.  

We offer: 

  • Regulatory consulting and training – MD, IVD, SaMD, QMS, cybersecurity, human factors, technical documentation.
  • QA/RA and clinical consulting – Fractional QA/RA, audit preparation, independent reviews.
  • International supplier auditing - we have qualified auditors in both hemispheres.
  • Clinical insight from a practising UK consultant.
  • Biocompatibility and toxicology consulting.
  • Due dilligence assessments.
  • Trusted TGA sponsorship in Australia and sponsorship in NZ.
  • Digital tools – Regulatory Radar and Post-Market Radar.
  • Commercialisation strategy and go-to-market support for MedTech, Digital Health, and BioPharma.

We pride ourselves in offering honest pragmatic advice to our clients. Whilst our Cambridge /UK operation will still be operated by Dr. Stephen Smith and Dr. Maria Vella, we believe that our enhanced services and access a wider pool of specialised knowledge offers clients a more streamlined and cost effective pathway to compliance. 



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