John Kilmartin

John Kilmartin is Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs in Medtronic. He has worked in the medical technology industry for over 30 years with particular emphasis on US, European and emerging market regulatory frameworks. He is currently based out of Galway, Ireland.

He has a particular interest in high-risk Class III cardiovascular devices, catheter-based technologies and drug-device combination products. In addition, he has a strong interest in the evolving regulatory frameworks that continue to develop across the globe. He has worked with regulatory agencies across the globe including FDA, European Notified Bodies and Competent authorities, China NMPA and Japan PMDA. John has presented at various scientific, physician and regulatory conferences.

In his current role, John leads a global regulatory team of over 50 people (based primarily in the US and Ireland) involved in the development and implementation of regulatory and clinical strategies and global submissions for various medical technologies and combination products.

John is involved with various industry associations including MedTech Europe, Advamed and the Irish MedTech Association (IMA). He is currently Chair of the IMA Regulatory Steering Committee and is a member of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPs).

He has supported the development of 3rd level courses on Regulatory Affairs for Medical Technologies and lectures on a number of these MSc and undergraduate courses.