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The BMIS committee serves as a trans-agency technical group, which coordinates research programs and develops joint initiatives and workshops in biomaterials and medical implant science. The committee consists of representatives from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed). Dr. Christine Kelley from the NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) currently serves as chair of the committee.

Conferences and Workshops:

• NIH Technology Assessment Conference
  Improving Medical Implant Performance Through Retrieval Information: Challenges and Opportunities
  http://consensus.nih.gov/2000/2000MedicalImplantsta019html.htm
  January 10-12, 2000
• Medical Implant Information Performance and Policies
  September 19-20, 2002

Current Membership:

• National Insitutes of Health
  • Christine Kelley, PhD (NIBIB) - Chair
  • Mollie Sourwine, MS (NIBIB)
• Food and Drug Administration
  • Art
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • John Tesk, PhD