Olga Van Grol-Lawlor

Global Regulatory Policy & Advocacy Associate Director at Boston Scientific

Speaker

Olga van Grol‑Lawlor is the Global Regulatory Policy & Advocacy Associate Director at Boston Scientific, where she provides senior leadership on global medical device regulatory policy. Her work currently focuses on the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and advancing international regulatory reliance, harmonization, and convergence. She serves on the Industry Group of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) and chairs MedTech Europe’s Regulatory Affairs Committee for Medical Devices (RAC MD) and Group for International Regulatory Activities (GIRA). Olga supports industry in the European Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) and MDCG International Matters, helping shape high‑level regulatory dialogue globally. Olga is committed to advancing modern, science‑based, and globally coherent regulatory frameworks that strengthen trust, support innovation, and ensure timely patient access to safe and effective medical technologies worldwide.