Agenda
From 9:00am Networking Breakfast & Registration
9:30-9:40am Opening Remarks
- Emer Sherry, Senior Executive, Irish Medtech Association
- Margaret O’Halloran, Principal Scientist in MQSA, J&J
9:40-10:00am Standards / Regulatory Update
- Margaret O’Halloran, Principal Scientist in MQSA, J&J
10:00-10:40am
- David O'Sullivan, PhD, Senior Director, Microbiological Quality and Sterility Assurance
J&J MedTech (Ethicon/CSS/RAD)
10:40-11:00am
Anonymous Questions
- Chaired by Margaret O’Halloran, Principal Scientist in MQSA, J&J
11:00-11:15am Networking Tea & Coffee
11:15-11:30am Irish Medtech Skillnet Update- Sterility Assurance Programmes
- Siobhán Hennessy, Programme Co-Ordinator, Irish Medtech Skillnet
- Niall O’Connor, Senior Director, Global Regulatory, Design Assurance & Clinical Affairs, Integer
11:30-12:15pm X-Ray Radiation Processing
- Olivier Vrain, Irradiation Senior Manager, Plant Operations, Steris
12:15-1:15pm Networking Lunch
1:15-2:30pm EO Panel
- Richard Cowan, International Sterility Assurance Program Director, Medline Industries Ltd
- Sean Hanley, Sterilization Senior Fellow, Boston Scientific
- Gerry Kearns, Senior Principal Quality Engineer, Sterilisation and Microbiology, Medtronic
- Mary Rijksen, Director of Operations, Steris
2:30-3:00pm Anonymous Questions
- Chaired by Margaret O’Halloran, J&J
3:00-3:05pm Forum Close