Roundtable on Biomedical Engineering Materials and Applications
Abstract
The National Materials Advisory Board held the first BEMA Roundtable meeting on 20- 21 July 2000 at The National Academies, Main Building Board Room, Washington DC. Attendees represented government, industry, and academia. Four speakers spoke on three topics: 1) The Appropriate Determination of Biocompatibility, 2) Improving the Scientific Basis for Regulatory Decision Making, and 3) Supply and Access of Biomaterials. Based on%the briefs presented at this roundtable, three specific, priority topics emerged: 1) Science Based Testing, 2) Partnerships to Improve the Regulatory Process, and 3) Barriers to Innovation in Medical Devices. To kick off discussion of these topics, three pairs of members volunteered to write concept papers, eventually leading to the focus of a June 2001 workshop. The BEMA members also decided to add a fourth, catch-all topic, "Other Emerging Topics". The BEMA members also requested creation of a members-only, interactive website for use in planning future workshops and roundtables, and to foster discussion on the four topics above. The members agreed to hold the next roundtable on 5-6 December 2000 in Washington DC. This roundtable will be a planning meeting to finalize the topics for the June 2001 workshop and discuss possible topics for a Fall 2001 workshop.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA386040
Entities
People
- Richard Chait