RUSSELL PEARSON

AI Regulation and Policy Specialist, MHRA

I am the AI Regulation and Policy Specialist, working within Innovative Devices at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). As the UK regulator of medical products, the MHRA works to ensure that patients and the public have access to safe and effective medicines and devices. My focus is on the regulation of software and AI medical device products, working with the Software and AI team to update the UK legislation and guidance and working to align both domestically and internationally with other regulators. I hold a master’s degree and PhD in bionanotechnology and prior to the MHRA worked for a software medical device company and the NIHR (National Institute for Health and care Research) innovation network and translating products from concepts to regulatory approval.