Speakers & Other Participants | Medical Devices/IVDs Symposium 2020

Bassil Akra

Bassil Akra

CEO and Co-Owner
QUNIQUE Germany

Panellist

Session: MD3 - General update on MDR and IVDR
When: 7 October | 12:30 – 14:00 BST (GMT+1)


Philippe Auclair

Philippe Auclair

Senior Director Regulatory Strategy and Advocacy
Abbott Laboratories - Belgium

Topic: Initial experience of post-market surveillance under the MDR from an industry perspective

Session: MD2 - Post-market surveillance
When: 7 October | 9:00 – 10:30 BST (GMT+1)


Nick Baker

Nick Baker
IVDR Certification Manager
DNV GL - UK

 

Topic: Notified Body expectations for performance evaluation review

Session: IVD5 - Clinical evidence for IVDs
When: 8 October | 14:15 – 15:45 BST (GMT+1)


Tim Chesworth
Tim Chesworth

Senior Director Regulatory Affairs - Medical Devices & Combination Products
AstraZeneca - UK

 

Session: PS1- Combined products - Drugs, devices, IVDs, software - how to regulate and innovate?
When: 6 October | 10:15 – 11:45 BST (GMT+1)


Koen Cobbaert

Koen Cobbaert

Software Focus Group Chair
COCIR & Philips - Belgium

Topic: Qualification of medical device software

Session: MD5 - Software as a medical device
When: 8 October | 12:30 – 14:00 BST (GMT+1)


Steve Eglem

Steve Eglem

Head of Clinical Investigations & Unmet Medical Need Unit
Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) - Belgium

Topic: Post market requirements in the MDR; a Competent Authority perspective
Session: MD2 - Post-market surveillance
When: 7 October | 9:00 – 10:30

Session: MD4 - Clinical evidence, an evident challenge
When: 8 October | 9:00 – 10:30 BST (GMT+1)


Rutger Flink

Rutger Flink
CEO/Founder
PulmoTech BV - the Netherlands



Session: MD4 - Clinical evidence: an evident challenge
When: 8 October | 9:00 – 10:30 BST (GMT+1)



Ben Forbes

Professor of Pharmaceutics
King’s College London - UK


Session: PS1- Combined products - Drugs, devices, IVDs, software - how to regulate and innovate?
When: 6 October | 10:15 – 11:45 BST (GMT+1)


Erik Hansson

Erik Hansson

Deputy Head - Health Technology and Cosmetics Unit
DG GROW - European Commission

Panellist

Session: MD3 - General update on MDR and IVDR
When: 7 October | 12:30 – 14:00 BST (GMT+1)


Nick Hicks
Nick Hicks

Principal Consultant
Commutateur Advocacy Communication - France


Session: PS1- Combined products - Drugs, devices, IVDs, software - how to regulate and innovate?
When: 6 October | 10:15 – 11:45 BST (GMT+1)


Christiana Hoffman
Christiana Hoffman

Team lead Non-active Devices and Article 117 MDR
TÜV SÜD - Germany

 

Session: PS1: Combined products - Drugs, devices, IVDs, software - how to regulate and innovate?
When: 6 October | 10:15 – 11:45 BST (GMT+1)


Ann Jans

Ann Jans

Medical Devices Quality Assessor
Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) - Belgium

Topic: Perspective of a national CA to support innovation of medical products

Session: HM5MD1 - Innovation and regulation at the interface of medicines, devices and companion diagnostics
When: 6 October | 15:00 – 16:30 BST (GMT+1)


Theresa Jeary

Theresa Jeary

Technical Specialist and Scheme Manager
BSI - UK 

Topic: Innovative borderline products challenging current regulations

Session: HM5MD1 - Innovation at the interface of medicines, devices and companion diagnostics
When: 6 October | 15:00 – 16:30 BST (GMT+1)


Zuzanna Kwade

Zuzanna Kwade

Clinical Evaluation Lead
Dedalus HealthCare - Belgium


Topic: Clinical evaluation of medical device software

Session: MD5 - Software as a medical device
When: 8 October | 12:30 – 14:00 BST (GMT+1)


Anne Leijsen
Anne Leijsen

Director, Medical Writing
Avania Clinical -  the Netherlands

Panellist

Session: MD4: Clinical evidence: an evident challenge
When: 8 October | 9:00 – 10:30


Hugues Malonne

Hugues Malonne

General Director of DG Post-Authorization
Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP), Belgium

Topic: Implementing the IVDR - a national health authority perspective

Session: IVD4 - Preparing for the IVDR
When: 8 October | 10:45 –12:15 BST (GMT+1)


Krystin Meidell

Krystin Meidell

Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs, CMC Medical Devices & Combination Products
Biogen - United States

Topic: Global development of IVDs, including companion diagnostics for personalised medicine

Session: HM5MD1 - Innovation at the interface of medicines, devices and companion diagnostics
When: 6 October | 15:00 – 16:30 BST (GMT+1)

Bart Mersseman

Bart Mersseman

Head of Notified Body
SGS - Belgium

Topic: Post-market requirements in the MDR; a Notified Bodies perspective

Session: MD2 - Post-market surveillance
When: 7 October | 9:00 – 10:30 BST (GMT+1)


Sofie van der Meulen

Sofie van der Meulen

Senior Supervision Officer
Dutch Data Protection Authority - the Netherlands

 

Session: MD4 - Clinical evidence: an evident challenge
When: 8 October | 9:00 – 10:30 BST (GMT+1)


Valerie Nys

Valérie Nys
Program Manager
Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) -Belgium

Topic: Competent Authority perspective

Session: MD3 - General update on MDR and IVDR
When: 7 October | 12:30 – 14:00 BST (GMT+1)


Armin Ritzhaupt

Armin Ritzhaupt 

Scientific Administrator, Regulatory Affairs Office
European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Topic: Update from EMA on regulatory strategy initiatives

Session: HM5MD1 - Innovation and regulation at the interface of medicines, devices and companion diagnostics
When: 6 October | 15:00 – 16:30 BST (GMT+1)


Jessica Shull
 Jessica Shull

European Lead
Digital Therapeutics Alliance

Panellist

Session: PS1- Combined products - Drugs, devices, IVDs, software - how to regulate and innovate?
When: 6 October | 10:15 – 11:45 BST (GMT+1)


Sue Spencer

Sue Spencer

Head of In Vitro Diagnostics & Principal Consultant
Qserve Group UK

Topic: Go with the flow for performance evaluation

Session: IVD5 - Clinical evidence for IVDs
When: 8 October | 14:15 – 15:45 BST (GMT+1)


 

Andreas Stange

Andreas Stange

Vice President MHS Global IVD
TÜV SÜD - Japan

Topic: The IVD-R challenges from a Notified Body point of view

Session: IVD4 - Preparing for the IVDR
When: 8 October | 10:45 – 12:15 BST (GMT+1)


Beata Wilkinson

Beata Wilkinson

Senior Consultant / Medical Writer
Biophoenix Ltd - UK

Topic: Applying lessons from clinical evaluations of medical devices to IVDs

Session: IVD5 - Clinical evidence for IVDs
When: 8 October | 14:15 – 15:45 BST (GMT+1)


John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson

Chair
Global Medical Device Nomenclature Agency - UK

 

Session: PS - Combined products - Drugs, devices, IVDs, software - how to regulate and innovate?
When: 6 October | 10:15 – 11:45 BST (GMT+1)


 

Martin Witte

Martin Witte  
Global Director Focus Team, Active Implantable & Cardiovascular Devices
TÜV SÜD Product Service - Germany

Topic: Notified Body perspective on MDR and IVDR

Session: MD3 - General update on MDR and IVDR
When: 7 October | 12:30 – 14:00 BST (GMT+1)


Debra Yeskey

Debra Yeskey

Head of Regulatory Affairs, North America
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) - USA

Topic: Epidemic preparedness

Session: Annual Lecture
When: 29 September | 14:30 – 15:30 BST (GMT+1)


Petra Zoellner

Petra Zoellner

Senior Manager Regulations & Industrial Policy
MedTech Europe - Belgium

Topic: Industry challenges and learnings so far

Session: MD3 - General update on MDR and IVDR
When: 7 October | 12:30 - 14:00 BST (GMT+1)

Session Chairs and Leaders

Natasha Bankowski

Natasha Bankowski

Head of Global Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance
Kora Healthcare - Ireland

Session Leader and Chair: MD2 - Post-market surveillance

When: 7 October | 9:00 – 10:30 BST (GMT+1)


Alwin van den Broek

Alwin van den Broek

Project Manager and Data Protection Officer
Avania Clinical - the Netherlands

Session Leader and Chair: MD4 - Clinical evidence: an evident challenge

When: 8 October | 9:00 – 10:30 BST (GMT+1)


Koen Cobbaert

Koen Cobbaert

Software Focus Group Chair
COCIR & Philips - Belgium

Session Leader and Chair: MD5 - Software as a medical device

When: 8 October | 12:30 – 14:00 BST (GMT+1)


Janine Jamieson

Janine Jamieson

EU Editor
International Pharmaceutical Quality PublicationsSweden

Session Leader and Chair: HM5MD1 - Innovation at the interface of medicines, devices and companion diagnostics

When: 6 October | 15:00 – 16:30 BST (GMT+1)


Margareth Jorvid

Margareth Jorvid

CEO, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance
Methra Uppsala
Sweden

Session Leader and Chair: MD3 - General update on MDR and IVDR

When: 7 October | 12:30 – 14:00 BST (GMT+1)


Armin Ritzhaupt

Armin Ritzhaupt

Scientific Administrator, Regulatory Affairs Office
European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Session Leader: PS1 - Combined products - Drugs, devices, tissues, IVDs, software - how to regulate and innovate?

When: 6 October | 15:00 – 16:30 BST (GMT+1)


Maurizio Suppo

Maurizio Suppo

Co-owner & Principal Consultant
QUARAD - Belgium

Session Leader and Chair: IVD4 - Preparing for the IVDR

When: 8 October | 9:00 – 10:30 BST (GMT+1)


Beata Wilkinson

Beata Wilkinson

Managing Director
Biophoenix Ltd - UK

Session Leader and Chair: IVD5 - Clinical evidence for IVDs

When: 8 October | 14:15 – 15:45 BST (GMT+1)