Amie Smirthwaite

Amie Smirthwaite is a clinical and regulatory affairs expert with over 30 years’ postdoctoral experience in medical devices spanning new product development, quality and regulatory systems, and clinical evidence. She has been involved in the development of several MDCG and other clinical evaluation guidance documents and has served on numerous advisory board positions, including CORE-MD, HEU-EFS, and NORE, amongst others. She is an active participant in several ISO committees relating to medical device clinical and technical evidence. She currently works as an independent consultant advising on clinical and regulatory affairs, but previously worked for BSI, where she was Global Head of Clinical Compliance. Amie was BSI’s first Head of Clinical Compliance, building their clinical compliance team and leading the development of their clinical evaluation processes. She also developed extensive training materials while at BSI, including clinical evaluation, technical documentation, risk management, ISO 13485, EU MDR, and biological evaluation. Amie is a Fellow of the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society.