Kim Ehman

Director of Regulatory Toxicology at WuXi AppTec

Speaker

Kimberly Ehman, Ph.D., DABT has over 20 years of toxicology and medical device experience, with expertise in toxicological risk assessments (TRAs) for medical devices, food and beverage products, and electronic nicotine delivery systems. She is currently the Director of Regulatory Toxicology at WuXi AppTec, where she manages a team of toxicologists that support TRAs and biocompatibility strategies test for medical devices, combination products as well as container closures and single-use systems. Prior to joining WuXi AppTec Medical Device Testing, she worked as a toxicologist for RTI International (developmental and reproductive toxicology study director), Toxicology Regulatory Services (regulatory consultant for food and beverage), and Altria Client Services (head of regulatory toxicology). She received her PhD in parasitology from McGill University in Montréal and conducted her postdoctoral research at the US EPA in Research Triangle Park, with a focus on developmental neurotoxicology. She has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology since 2009, and an active member of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) since 2005 and the American College of Toxicology (ACT) since 2010. She has served as an expert on ISO 10993 working groups, and is currently an active member on several AAMI working groups for the 10993 series.