VIROUX Hilde

Hilde has a degree in industrial biochemical engineering and a second MSc in Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs from Cranfield University (UK). She has held several positions in the Alcon QA organisation before moving to External Affairs & Regulatory Policy in 2004 where she focused on legislation affecting medical devices in the EU and other emerging markets, and was responsible for Regulatory Affairs for the Vision Care and Cataract Franchises in EURMEA. She was the acting Authorized Representative for Alcon and still is for CIBA VISION in Europe.
She is since 2015 on assignment at the Alcon Corporate Headquarters in Fort Worth Texas, where she manages the global implementation of the EU Medical Devices Regulations.
She was chair of the Euromcontact Regulatory Affairs Focus Group, and represented Euromcontact at EU Commission meetings and in EU Commission working groups, including the Borderline & Classification Working Group.
She is vice-chair of the MedTech Regulatory Affairs Committee, and member of several other MedTech committees.
She is member of the COCIR Regulatory Affairs Committee.
She has published several articles in Regulatory Rapporteur.