Programme Mentors
Tony Roe
Tony Roe currently works as a self-employed Quality & Regulatory Consultant based in Galway, Ireland, his company TROEMED has been operational since 2023. Based on his 35 plus years of MedTech experience, Tony is now sharing his expertise with several global companies from start-ups to large corporations, supporting them to develop best in class quality systems that best fit their needs to drive growth, and accelerate their product approval pathways. TROEMED focuses on implementing quality & regulatory strategies, quality system upgrades and remediation, organisation re-structuring, due diligence, business process optimisation and M&A projects.
Previously, Tony held the position of Division Vice President of Quality at Abbott Laboratories where he headed up the Rapid Diagnostics division for four years during the Covid pandemic. Prior to Abbott, Tony held senior leadership positions in a variety of large US Multinational companies including Johnson and Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Stryker Corporation. During this time Tony had significant interaction with FDA and all the major global regulatory authorities supporting product approvals, product transfers, regulatory inspections, and navigating the business through operations and regulations.
Tony has a passion for innovation, quality, business growth, enabling companies and individuals to achieve their objectives through the development of robust strategies, capable organisation structures, and effective processes. He is known within the industry to deliver pragmatic solutions to complex compliance issues and empower teams to work collaboratively to problem solve.
Tony holds a B.Sc. in Manufacturing Technology from University of Limerick and an LL.B. Law degree from University of Galway.