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Tom Melvin, M.D.

Associate Professor in Medical Device Regulatory Science
Institute for Clinical Trials, University of Galway, Ireland

Tom is an Associate Professor in Medical Device Regulatory Science, Institute for Clinical Trials, University of Galway. Prior to this he worked as a senior medical officer in medical devices at the Health Products Regulatory Authority, where he served for 7 years.

Tom Co-chaired the Clinical Investigation and Evaluation Working Group of the European Commission for 5 years. Tom has led various taskforces, work packages and projects at national and international level on regulatory and scientific topics related to medical device regulation.

Tom is a member of the International Rare Disease Research Consortium (IRDiRC) working group on MedTech for rare diseases, and a member of the National Research Ethics Committee for Medical Devices in Ireland. Before working in medical devices, Tom worked as a medical doctor for a number of years.

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