Trainer
Terhi is a medical device professional with over 20 years of experience in product development, quality, and regulatory affairs as well as quality management system development. She has held responsibilities for building or improving QMS and technical documentation to enable QMS certification or product registration. Terhi has an extensive experience in project design control, risk management, verification and validation activities, CE and 510(k) submissions, and ISO 13485, EU MDR, EU IVDR, and FDA quality system requirements and their implementation.
Mika is a business-orientated expert in software-driven medical devices and product registrations with over 15 years of experience in project management, R&D, and testing from the medical device field as well as other industries. He has a broad understanding of design control, testing methodology and its development, data visualization and statistical analysis. In his duties, Mika has specialized in software registrations and the new medical device regulation on software products.
Heikki Pitkänen
CEO & Founder, Lean Entries - Senior Expert, Regulations & Qualityheikki.pitkanen@labquality.com
”I have more than 20 years of experience in the health tech field including responsibilities in product development as well as regulatory and quality-related positions. I have worked previously at SGS as a site manager providing Medical Device manufacturers with Notified Body, accredited test lab and training services for worldwide market access. I have participated in international standardization and in the CEN-CENELEC Advisory Board for Healthcare Standards."
”I have more than twenty years of experience in the Medical Device industry in various positions, with responsibilities for leading a quality assurance team and overall regulatory compliance according to the ISO 13485 standard, Brazilian (ANVISA), Australian (TGA), US FDA and the EU MDR requirements. I have also worked in the Management Representative role for various companies and most recently as a Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance (PRRC).
My responsibilities have also spanned the design and development of new Medical Devices, their immaterial property rights (IPR) and supply management. I have worked in start-ups and growth companies for most of my career, holding also the role of a co-founder, which has provided me with a wide perspective into the challenges that young companies face on their way to the international market.”
”I have worked in regulatory compliance positions for 15 years. Prior to stepping into the Medical Device field, I held responsibilities in consumer electronics and environmental and material compliance and continue to advise manufacturers on those topics. For the past seven years, I have been guiding various health tech companies with Medical Device regulations. My experience ranges from the compliance of artificial intelligence (AI) medical software to hands-on clinical evaluation, and from setting up and auditing ISO 13485 compliant quality management systems to enabling the international market access for several types of health technology.”
”I’m an experienced regulatory affairs and quality assurance professional who has worked for a number of Medical Device manufacturers, ranging from biodegradable orthopaedic implants to medical software for the US, EU and many other markets. I hold experience from senior managerial roles in multinational regulatory and quality-related positions and I have supported many Medical Device manufacturers and other economic operators as a regulatory consultant throughout my career that spans two decades.”
"I hold more than 25 years of experience within heavily regulated life science businesses both in the public and private sectors. I have strong expertise in clinical trials (drugs and medical devices) both in commercial and academic settings in various positions. My working experience in medical device regulatory affairs with worldwide submissions and sales approvals has given me a deep understanding of business practices, laws and regulations."
Kirsten Sander, MSc Biologie, ist die Leiterin des klinischen Forschungsteams der Labquality Tochtergesellschaft Artimed Medical Consulting GmbH in Deutschland. Sie ist seit mehr als 10 Jahren in der klinischen Forschung tätig und verfügt über Erfahrung im medizinischen und wissenschaftlichen Schreiben, Monitoring und Projektmanagement. Sie verfügt über fundierte Kenntnisse der regulatorischen Anforderungen klinischer Prüfungen (EU MDR, MDCG, ISO 14155, deutsche MPDG), klinischer Bewertungen und klinischer Nachbeobachtungen nach dem Inverkehrbringen (PMCF).
