Paul Wynne is Chairman and Director General of the International Irradiation Association. He has been involved in the irradiation industry for over 30 years having worked for both Isotron and Synergy Health (now part of STERIS AST) in the UK and Asia. Paul was CFO of Isotron & has had project management responsibility for the construction irradiation & sterilisation facilities in Malaysia and China. Before leaving Synergy, Paul was regional CEO Asia and Africa. He has been involved in the organisation of the IMRPs since 2008 and is a director of the Society for Sterility Assurance Professionals a collaborative initiative between AAMI, ASTM and the iia.

Yves Hénon trained as agronomist specialized in food technology at the Institut National Agronomique in Paris before his MSc in food science and technology in the U.S.A. He started his career in 1980 at the Food Irradiation Laboratory of the French Atomic Energy Commission. From 1987 Yves built and managed large sterilization service centers in France, Thailand, and Malaysia. A freelance consultant since 2006, he was involved in various sterilization projects in Asia before serving two years at the Joint FAO-IAEA Division of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna for which he still frequently works as an expert. He has been with the International Irradiation Association for more than ten years, contributing to various publications and international events.

Arthur Dumba is a Sterilization consultant and has been supporting various medical device companies across Europe and the USA in sterilization processing and radiation dosimetry.

As an initial founder of the SfSAP, Arthur has been working with the International Irradiation Association (iia), Becton Dickinson, Abbott Medical, AAMI and ASTM, in leading an initiative to provide a competency framework and career development pathway for those involved in the field of sterility assurance.

Arthur has over 20 years of medical device industry knowledge and over 15 Years sterilization experience and knowledge. He is a member of ASTM E61 on Radiation Processing and an iia contributor member.

Thomas K. Kroc, Ph.D., is an Applications Physicist III at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). He chaired a committee with the National Academies on Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies. He has organized, in partnership with Baxter Healthcare, three workshops on Medical Device Sterilization to promote the use of electron beams and x-rays held at Fermilab in 2019, 2020, and 2021. He was a member of the Non-Isotopic Alternative Technologies Working Group which released a white paper on Non-Isotopic Alternative Technologies in 2019. He was the lead author of a white paper, “Accelerator-driven Medical Sterilization to Replace Co-60 Sources,” that was written for the NNSA in 2017. He was a member of the organizing committee of a joint DOE/NCI Workshop on Ion Beam Therapy in January of 2013. For 20 years he worked with the Neutron Therapy Facility at Fermilab which provided external beam radiation therapy for cancer using high-energy neutrons.

Byron Lambert holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, radiation and polymer science, from the University of Maryland. Byron’s focus in R&D is on finding terminal sterilization solutions for combination devices with material compatibility challenges.

His previous responsibilities have included managing sterilization operations, microbiology / chemistry / calibration labs and reliability engineering. He brought novel electron beam and ethylene oxide sterilization technologies to Abbott Vascular. He is active in industry sterilization standards activities, currently serving as Convener of the International Standards Organization (ISO) Radiation Sterilization Working Group. He has authored several papers and presents regularly at industry forums.

Kathy Hoffman is based in Chicago, USA and responsible for global environmental, health & safety compliance and programs for all Sterigenics facilities and laboratories. Sterigenics is part of the Sotera Health group.

Previously Kathy was responsible for Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance at Sterigenics, Ion Beam Applications and Griffiths Microscience.

Paul Wynne is Chairman and Director General of the International Irradiation Association. He has been involved in the irradiation industry for over 30 years having worked for both Isotron and Synergy Health (now part of STERIS AST) in the UK and Asia. Paul was CFO of Isotron & has had project management responsibility for the construction irradiation & sterilisation facilities in Malaysia and China. Before leaving Synergy, Paul was regional CEO Asia and Africa. He has been involved in the organisation of the IMRPs since 2008 and is a director of the Society for Sterility Assurance Professionals a collaborative initiative between AAMI, ASTM and the iia.

Mr. Yin Yuji is Professor, Director of the Irradiation Applications Department of the China Isotope & Radiation Corporation, and General Manager of Tongxing Nuclear Technology Ltd, a supplier of cobalt-60 that is a part of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

Vikram Kalia founded MICROTROL in 1983, a company with multiple Gamma, EtO and Steam Facilities across India that provide total sterilisation solutions to the Healthcare, Food, Pharma and Cosmetics sectors.

Vikram has served as an expert for the IAEA and actively with Industry:

• President - Bombay Industries Association in 1988-89
• Trustee - NAARRI, an Association actively promoting uses of Radioisotopes and Radiation technology in India
• Founder President - Irradiation Industries Association of India

Vikram lives in Mumbai and is actively involved with a variety of Social Causes, mainly in the area of education in Rural Areas.

Arjun holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Chemical Engineering from M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California (USC) respectively. After graduating from USC in 2013, he worked for 3 years as a Chemical Engineer in the US, being mainly involved in Process Optimization of Ammonia & Methanol plants. He returned to India in 2016 to join Symec and has since been actively involved in the company’s management and projects ranging from Gamma Irradiation to High Pressure/High Temperature Corrosion loops. He is also certified as a Radiological Safety Officer (RSO) by the Govt. of India.

Martin has been General Manager Gamma Irradiation at the International Irradiation Association (iia) since 2016. Whilst with the iia, he has undertaken many initiatives in support of the radiation processing industry and works with industry to advocate the safe and beneficial use of irradiation. Previously, Martin worked for over 20 years in various business roles within the irradiation industry, most recently as International Business Manager for a supplier of Cobalt-60 sources. During his time in industry, Martin developed his extensive knowledge of the market, technologies and the operational and regulatory environment surrounding the use of Cobalt-60 source.

Jeremy Brison has been working for IBA in R&D and innovation since 2011. Before joining IBA, Jeremy was a researcher in the field of Physics and Bioengineering in prestigious universities and research programs for more than 10 years. Jeremy attended the accelerated management program at Solvay Brussels School after a PhD in Physics at University de Namur and a NIH Post-Doctoral in Bioengineering at University of Washington in Seattle. Today, Jeremy manages the Product Management team and the e-beam and X-Ray research program at IBA. His team works on the industrial irradiation solutions and applications of tomorrow.

Philippe Dethier is based in Belgian Mevex offices where he oversees global Business Development for Medical Device Sterilization and Food Irradiation projects. Mevex develops irradiation solutions made of electron beam and X-ray generators, product conveyors, process control systems and automation solutions. Philippe started his career with the irradiation processing industry in 2005 with IBA and joined Mevex in 2017.

Deepak Patil is Senior Director, Radiation Technology at STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies. Deepak joined STERIS AST in 2000 as a Dosimetry Analyst. He has held positions of increasingly responsibility throughout his 20+ years and leads what is now a Customer-focused, radiation technology neutral organization. Over the past several years Deepak has assumed the leadership role for our Radiation Physics Team, Radiation Technology Center, Radiation TechTeam, and most recently the Libertyville Laboratory. Deepak is a recognized industry leader serving as an Executive Committee member on the ASTM E-61 Radiation Processing Committee. He is also a member of AAMI and CIRMS.

2001- Dec. 2004 : physics phd, study of a superconducting accelerating cavity for XADS project.
Janv 2005 - 2021 : accelerator expert at Smiths Detection (Vitry sur Seine), in charge of the definition, development and tests of electron accelerator of X-ray scanners for cargo inspection.
Joined ITHPP in 2021, as project manager for sterilization systems.

Antoine Ghilardi holds a double Master degree in Business and Science. He works as a Business Engineer, specialized in marketing and sales of scientific software and related services. He started his career in the pharma field and then moved on to radiation processing at TRAD Tests and Radiations, a company based in Toulouse, France.