Mika Reinikainen has a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Nice and later gained a Master’s in Business Administration from the Wharton School.
He has more than 30 years of experience managing European medical device regulatory affairs in industry, as a healthcare legal counsel and as a regulatory consultant. He has also been involved directly in the development of the Medical Devices Directives and of technical standards since the 1990s.
He founded the medical device consulting company Abnovo Ltd in 2007 to provide a wide variety of networked services to the medical device industry worldwide. He is currently a member of various medical device expert working groups of the European Commission and is Chairman of the European Association of Authorised Representatives (EAAR).
Mika is a founder and current Chairman of the UK Responsible Persons Association (UKRPA) set up following the Brexit transition outcome. He is working closely with the MHRA and is well placed to advise on the latest UK Brexit guidelines.