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         1992 - 
Global Harmonization Task Force
(Flags: European Union, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan)
Working Towards Harmonization
in Medical Device Regulation

Study Group 3 Chair

Mr. Egan Cobbold
Quality Systems Officer
Medical Devices Bureau
Health Canada
Rm 1605, Main Statistics Bldg., PL 0301H1
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0L2
CANADA
Tel: 1 613 954 4597
Fax: 1 613 954 7666
e-mail: Egan_Cobbold@hc-sc.gc.ca

Biography

Egan Cobbold MSc
Medical Devices Bureau
Therapeutic Products Directorate
Health Canada
Ottawa

Egan Cobbold joined the Medical Devices Bureau of the Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Canada in 1995. Since that time he has worked as a scientific evaluator of medical device applications and more recently as a program officer involved in the accreditation of third parties that audit and certify ISO 13485:2003 quality management systems for Canadian regulatory purposes.

Mr. Cobbold has been a member of Study Group 3 since 2001 and has actively participated in the development of ISO 13485:2003 and its companion guidance document ISO/TR 14969:2004 . He is a member of the Canadian advisory committees CAC/ISO TC 210 Quality Management and Corresponding General Aspects for Medical Devices and CAC/ISO TC 176 Quality management and quality assurance . Mr. Cobbold has a master’s degree in analytical chemistry from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.

Study Group 3 (SG3) Vice-Chair and Secretary

Mr. Gunter Frey
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
c/o GE Healthcare
3000 N. Grandview Blvd. - Mail Stop W-440
Waukesha, WI 53188-1696
UNITED STATES
Tel: 1 262 548 2852
Fax: 1 414 908 9363
e-mail: gunter.frey@med.ge.com

Updated 12 September 2007