Dr. Ibim Tariah is the technical director, business development Medical Devices at SGS North Americas, responsible for EU Regulations implementation, regulatory affairs training activities, and support to Medical Devices commercial activities. Dr Tariah’s vast experience spanning over 25 years in European regulatory affairs includes regulatory knowledge of combination devices incorporating biologics, drugs, and drug-biologics together with quality management systems assessment of medical devices. His expertise lies in innovative vascular, orthopedic and dental, and other long-term implantable devices for clients needing technical documentation assessment and reviews in compliance with the Medical Device Regulations (MDR). He also acted as a liaison with regulatory authorities including MHRA (UK), European Medicines Agency (EMA), and Medical Products Agency (Sweden). Dr. Tariah earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science with emphasis on polymer science and technology from the University of Manchester, U.K.