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

Directory of Study Group 5 Members

Core members

Jurisdiction Member Title Nominating Organisation Contact Details
Europe Susanne Ludgate
Chair
Clinical Director (Devices)
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
UNITED KINGDOM
European Commission Susanne.Ludgate@mhra.gsi.gov.uk
  Wolfgang Ecker Head, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth
AUSTRIA
European Commission wolfgang.ecker@bmgfj.gv.at
  Isabel Scuntaro Medical Devices Division, Swissmedic, SWITZERLAND
European Commission isabel.scuntaro@swissmedic.ch
  Peter Rattke Corporate Director of Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
AUSTRIA
EMIG (COCIR) peter.rattke@medel.com
  Benny Ons Director, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Management Europe
BD Biosciences, Erembodegem
BELGIUM
EMIG (EDMA) benny_ons@europe.bd.com
  Christophe Bailleul Clinical Director Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada
St Jude Medical
BELGIUM/FRANCE 
EMIG (EUCOMED) cbailleul@sjm.com
 Asia-Pacific Johan Brinch VP Regulatory Affairs
Cochlear Ltd
AUSTRALIA
MIAA, Australia jbrinch@cochlear.com.au
  Guy Hibbins Medical Adviser, Clinical Section, Office of Devices, Blood and Tissues, Therapeutic Goods Administration, AUSTRALIA
TGA, Australia guy.hibbins@health.gov.au
  Madoka Murakami, Ph.D Reviewer, Office of Medical Devices I, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency, JAPAN MHLW, Japan murakami-madoka@pmda.co.jp
  Jon Rankin Clinical Adviser
Office of Devices, Blood and Tissues
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Department of Health and Ageing
TGA, Australia jon.rankin@tga.gov.au
  Kazuhiro Sase Professor, Clinical Pharmacology
Juntendo University Medical School
Juntendo University JAPAN
MHLW, Japan sase@skyblue.ocn.ne.jp
  Yoshihiro Noda Senior Staff, QA Division
TERUMO Corporation
JAPAN
JFMDA, Japan Yoshihiro_Noda@terumo.co.jp
North America Herbert Lerner Center for Devices, and Radiological Health
Food and Drug Administration
USA
FDA , USA herbert.lerner@fda.hhs.gov
  Mark Gordon Vice President of Global Regulatory Advocacy and Policy, Boston
Scientific
Advamed (USA) mark.gordon@bsci.com
  Mitchell Krucoff Professor, Medicine/Cardiology
Duke University Medical Centre
Director, Cardiovascular Devices Unit
Duke Clinical Research Institute
USA
FDA , USA kruco001@mc.duke.edu
  Maria Carballo Head, In-Vitro Diagnostic Device Section,
Device Evaluation Division
Health Canada
CANADA
Health Canada maria_carballo@hc-sc.gc.ca
  Greg LeBlanc
Vice-Chair
Manager, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Systems, Cook ( Canada) Inc.
CANADA
MEDEC, Canada gregleblanc@cookcanada.com

 

‘Associate’ members

Jurisdiction

Nomination

Title

Nominating Organisation

Contact Details

  North America

Dr Gregory Campbell 1

 

FDA , USA

 

gregory.campbell@fda.hhs.gov

 

Dr Joanne Less 1

FDA , USA

 

joanne.less@fda.hhs.gov

1 Expertise available to assist with design and execution of clinical trials – to attend meetings when these issues are being addressed

MIAA

AdvaMed

Advanced Medical Technology Association

COCIR

The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological and Electromedical Industry

EDMA

European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association

EMIG

European Medical Industry Group (affiliated with European Medical Device and Equipment Trade Associations)

EUCOMED

The European Medical Technology Industry Association

MEDEC

Medical Devices Association Canada

JFMDA

Japanese Federation of Medical Devices Associations

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

MIAA

Medical Industry Association of Australia

 

 

Updated 25 July 2011