Compliance Accelerator Workshops

Master EU Medical Device Regulations. Make Strategic Decisions That Drive Results.

In medical device compliance, there's a difference between knowing the regulations and knowing what decision to make.
These workshops don't just teach you how to navigate evolving MDR/IVDR requirements, they develop your ability to evaluate options, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the path that keeps your clinical strategy, quality system, or regulatory affairs moving forward cost-effectively.
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Workshop-Driven Learning. Not Passive Lectures.

You'll spend more time doing than listening. In small groups, you'll work through real case studies, practice with templates and tools. Each full-day workshop includes updates on MDR/IVDR requirements and horizontal legislation, hands-on exercises, peer discussions, and deliverables you can use immediately. 

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Choose Your Focus. Or Master All Three.

Each workshop track is designed as a standalone intensive for professionals in clinical, quality, or regulatory roles. Attend one to deepen expertise in your area, or register for multiple tracks to build comprehensive strategic knowledge across the entire EU compliance landscape.

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New Cities. New Dates.

Milan, Munich, Galway, Brussels... or will it be Minneapolis or San Diego for you? We believe in actively sharing our expertise, and are coming directly to you as of the fall of 2026. Dates to be announced soon.  

Limited Availability. Let Us Know You're Interested!

To ensure a maximized learning experience, availability is limited to a small number of participants per track. Click the button below to let us know of your interest in being among the first to secure a seat in the location and track of your preference.

Key speakers

Each Compliance Accelerator welcomes Notified Body and industry speakers local to the host country, as well as the Key Experts listed below.
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Bassil Akra

CEO - AKRA TEAM

Dr. Bassil Akra is a recognized leader in European medical device and in‑vitro diagnostic regulation, with deep expertise across R&D, manufacturing, testing, conformity assessment, and standards development. Since July 2021, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of AKRA TEAM, where he supports manufacturers, notified bodies, and investors in developing and executing compliant regulatory, clinical, and quality strategies in the EU. He is also frequently engaged as an independent expert in due diligence activities and regulatory-related litigation.

Dr. Akra is a well‑known authority on the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) and has played an active role in shaping the current regulatory framework. His contributions include participation in the development of MDCG guidance documents and advisory work for the European Commission, including evaluating the impact of proposed MDR and IVDR revisions on the healthcare system.

Prior to founding AKRA TEAM, Dr. Akra spent nearly a decade at TÜV SÜD Product Service, progressing to Vice President and leading global strategic initiatives across multiple high‑risk medical device sectors. Earlier in his career, he led the Tissue Engineering Research Group in Cardiac Surgery at LMU Munich. He currently holds several board, advisory, and academic positions, including Lecturer at TUM Munich.

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Erik Vollebregt

Partner - AXON LAWYERS

Erik specialises in EU legal and regulatory frameworks for medical devices, digital health technologies, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences, with distinctive expertise in AI, software, in vitro diagnostics and personal data protection.

As a multilingual legal expert with extensive experience at the European Commission and several leading international law firms, he provides strategic counsel on complex regulatory and legal matters. His clients include the largest medical technology manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies in the world to start-ups as well as EU institutions, national governments and industry associations.

Erik embodies that CE for the life sciences industry means "Call Erik".