Vishal Thakker

Head of UK Approved Body at BSI

Speaker

Vishal joined BSI over 9 years ago and is currently the Head of the UK Approved Body for Medical Devices including IVDs. He is responsible for the regulatory oversight of the Medical Devices Approved Body and wider BSI strategy, policies, procedures, and documentation to meet the various legislative and designation requirements. Prior to his current role, he has been a Regulatory Lead, Technical Team Manager, Technical Specialist & Scheme Manager with expertise in Active Devices. He holds a Masters in Medical Engineering from Queen Mary University of London and has over 10 years’ experience with medical devices working within industry, third party testing and Notified/Approved Body. Vishal is also co-president of Team-AB the association of Approved Bodies in the UK.