Pieter Van de Vijver

Non-Clinical Assessor, Medical Devices at FAGG - AFMPS

Speaker

Pieter Van de Vijver is a non-clinical assessor at the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products. Pieter studied pharmaceutical sciences and has a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences (KULeuven, Belgium). He is mainly involved in the assessment of non-clinical aspects of clinical trial applications (medicinal products) and clinical investigation applications (medical devices). Other responsibilities include ancillary medicinal substance consultation, scientific advice procedures and review of medical device technical files as part of notified body oversight. Additionally, he is also a scientific support expert member of the ICH Q3E Expert Working Group on Extractables and Leachables. Specific areas of expertise include combination products, toxicology, biological safety and biocompatibility of medical devices.