Executive Team | MedTech CRO & EU MDR Experts | Eclevar MedTech
Platinum Award · xShare & EUCROF 2026

Experts from both sides of the table.

The leadership of Eclevar MedTech, a medical device CRO in Europe: a former Notified Body reviewer, senior clinicians, medical writers and biostatisticians with direct EU MDR Class III submission experience. The people on this page are the people on your project.

1Former Notified Body reviewer
30 yrsBiometry experience (CDO)
4Offices: London, Paris, Dublin, Tokyo
Class IIIDirect submission experience
Milo Health receiving the Platinum Award at the xShare and EUCROF Open Call Awards for Clinical Research in Amsterdam

Milo took the Platinum Award at the xShare & EUCROF Open Call.

In the xShare x European CRO Federation (EUCROF) "EHDS & Clinical Research" Open Call, the top Platinum Award went to Milo Health, the Eclevar technology platform, presented at the EUCROF 2026 conference in Amsterdam.

xShare x EUCROF · Amsterdam · 2 Feb 2026

Co-funded by the European Union

Platinum Award · xShare Open Call for Clinical Research, organised by EUCROF and co-funded by the European Union. Amsterdam, 2 February 2026. Horizon Europe, Grant Agreement No. 101136734.

Eclevar is backed by private investors and venture capital. Learn about our investors

Compliant with EU MDR 2017/745 ISO 14155:2020 ISO 13485 21 CFR Part 11 GDPR
Executive leadership

The team at a glance.

Senior experts who stay close to delivery. Your project is led by the names below, not handed to a junior account team.

Chems Hachani, Founder and CEO of Eclevar MedTech

Chems Hachani

Founder & CEO

Architect of Eclevar's therapeutic departments and global corridors.

MDR strategyJapan PMDA
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Prof. Mark DaCosta, COO and CMO Cardiovascular at Eclevar MedTech

Prof. Mark DaCosta

COO · CMO Cardiovascular

Cardiac surgeon, former Notified Body reviewer (TUV SUD).

Ex NB reviewerClass III
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Dr. Nikhil Khadabadi, CMO Orthopaedics and Spine at Eclevar MedTech

Dr. Nikhil Khadabadi

CMO · Orthopaedics & Spine

Specialist in Class III implants, PMCF programmes and CERs.

OrthopaedicsClass III
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Pierre-Marie Boutanquoi, Head of Medical Writing at Eclevar MedTech

Pierre-Marie Boutanquoi

Head of Medical Writing

CER methodology, traceability matrices, Article 61(4) equivalence.

MEDDEV 2.7/1Class III CER
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Sebastien Meier Piantanida, Chief Data Officer at Eclevar MedTech

S. Meier Piantanida

Chief Data Officer

30 years in biometry. Architect of the MILO EDC platform.

MILO EDC21 CFR Part 11
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Charline Petitdemange, Lead Clinical Project Manager at Eclevar MedTech

Charline Petitdemange

Lead Clinical Project Manager

Drives clinical project delivery and site monitoring across Europe.

Clinical opsISO 14155
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Karina Schonborn, Head of Partnerships at Eclevar MedTech

Karina Schonborn

Head of Partnerships

Your first contact for scoping calls and partnerships.

PartnershipsScoping
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Christophe Bourrily, Chief Financial Officer at Eclevar MedTech

Christophe Bourrily

CFO · Chief Financial Officer

Financial stewardship of the group and its clinical programmes.

FinanceGovernance
Kazuo Watanabe, Japan Director at Eclevar MedTech

Kazuo Watanabe

Japan Director · Regulatory Affairs

Tokyo operations, PMDA submissions and Foreign Manufacturer Accreditation.

PMDAJapan market
In depth

The experts behind your submission.

Chems Hachani, Founder and CEO of Eclevar MedTech
Founder & CEO

Chems Hachani

Chems identified a critical gap: manufacturers needed a partner who understood both clinical reality and the strict expectations of European regulators. He architected Eclevar's therapeutic departments, piloted MILO EDC, and established global regulatory corridors from the EU to Japan (PMDA).

MDR strategyGlobal corridors
"Our mission is to bridge the gap between operational reality and Notified Body requirements."
Prof. Mark DaCosta, COO and CMO Cardiovascular, former Notified Body reviewer
COO · CMO Cardiovascular

Prof. Mark DaCosta

Cardiac surgeon and former senior reviewer at a Notified Body (TUV SUD). He leads regulatory strategy with first hand experience of Notified Body questioning cycles and structures technical files for high risk devices (Class III). His anticipatory methodology systematically reduces Notified Body review cycles, accelerating time to market.

Ex NB reviewerRegulatory affairsClass III
"A successful submission is won before it is filed by anticipating every reviewer's question."
Dr. Nikhil Khadabadi, CMO Orthopaedics and Spine at Eclevar MedTech
CMO · Orthopaedics & Spine

Dr. Nikhil Khadabadi

Specialist in Class III implants. He builds PMCF programmes and CER reports designed around the way a reviewer reads a clinical file, with the evidence architecture argued from the first page.

OrthopaedicsPMCFClass III implants
"We build evidence that leaves the reviewer no other option but to approve."
Pierre-Marie Boutanquoi, Head of Medical Writing at Eclevar MedTech
Head of Medical Writing

Pierre-Marie Boutanquoi

Expert in clinical evaluation methodology for cardiovascular devices and complex implants. His specialty: building traceability matrices and Article 61(4) equivalence architectures that survive Notified Body review.

MEDDEV 2.7/1Class III CER
"We structure CERs as the reviewer needs to read them. Traceability is the key."
Sebastien Meier Piantanida, Chief Data Officer and Head of Biometry at Eclevar MedTech
Chief Data Officer · Head of Biometry

Sébastien Meier Piantanida

30 years of experience in biometry. Lead architect of MILO EDC and co-author of the EU MDR biometric activities framework. Expert in 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and FDA/EMA inspection readiness.

MILO EDC21 CFR Part 11Biostatistics
"Data integrity is the foundation of clinical evidence."
Charline Petitdemange, Lead Clinical Project Manager at Eclevar MedTech
Lead Clinical Project Manager

Charline Petitdemange

Charline leads the delivery of clinical investigations and PMCF studies across Europe: site qualification, investigator training, monitoring and Trial Master File maintenance, with the operational discipline that keeps multi-centre studies on schedule and inspection-ready. With a Master's in Health Engineering (Université Grenoble Alpes) and a background spanning clinical research, cardiovascular study management and medical device usability engineering, she bridges clinical operations and ISO 14155:2020 compliance at site level.

Clinical operationsISO 14155:2020PMCF delivery
Karina Schonborn, Head of Partnerships at Eclevar MedTech
Head of Partnerships

Karina Schonborn

Karina is the first point of contact for sponsors and partners. She scopes new programmes with manufacturers, connects each project to the right Eclevar experts, and represents the team at conferences across Europe. If you book a call, you start with her.

PartnershipsScoping calls
Operations, quality & technology

The structure behind the experts.

Kazuo Watanabe

Kazuo Watanabe

Japan Director · Regulatory Affairs

He leads operations in Tokyo and bridges the gap between European MDR requirements and Japanese PMDA expectations. Expert in Foreign Manufacturer Accreditation.

PMDA submissionsJapanese market
Jimmy Andrew Hayek

Jimmy Andrew Hayek

Head of Quality & Compliance

He supervises our ISO 13485:2016 certified QMS. His rigor ensures that every study and dataset is audit ready from day one.

ISO 13485Audit ready
Abdul Kader Kassoumehen

Abdul Kader Kassoumehen

CTO · Chief Technology Officer

Architect of MILO EDC. He ensures cloud security and digital innovation to make structural non compliance impossible.

MILO EDCCloud security
Trusted by Leading Medical Device Teams
Meril Life Sciences RegenLab Shofu Vygon Nihon Kohden Coloplast
News & events

Where to meet us in 2026.

Where our consultants, including our former Notified Body expert, are presenting and what we are building. Come and find us, or book a call.

Meet Eclevar MedTech at EuroPCR 2026 in Paris, 19 to 22 May
Event : Paris : 19 to 22 May 2026

Meet us at EuroPCR 2026

The Eclevar team, including our former Notified Body expert, on what cardiovascular trials need to satisfy Notified Body review.

Book a meeting ↗
Prof. Mark DaCosta speaker panel at CSI Frankfurt on the impact of MDR on device innovation, 3 June 2026
Speaker panel : Frankfurt : 3 June 2026

Impact of MDR on device innovation

Prof. Mark DaCosta, COO and former Notified Body expert, joins the CSI Frankfurt speaker panel on EU MDR and the introduction of new devices.

See the session ↗
Milo three way forecast dashboard showing cost and recruitment scenarios for a cardiovascular pivotal trial
Platform : Clinical trial forecasting

From an 8 week RFP to a 30 minute roadmap

Our award winning platform reads a protocol and returns three costed scenarios (swift, base, conservative) plus a recruitment forecast.

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FAQ

Questions sponsors ask about the team.

Does Eclevar really have a former Notified Body reviewer on the team?

Yes. Prof. Mark DaCosta, COO and CMO Cardiovascular, is a cardiac surgeon and former senior reviewer at a Notified Body (TUV SUD). He leads regulatory strategy with first hand experience of Notified Body questioning cycles.

Who will actually work on my project?

The people on this page. Eclevar deliberately keeps senior experts close to delivery: clinical strategy, medical writing, biometry and operations are led by the executives themselves, not handed to junior account teams.

Who is my first point of contact?

Karina Schonborn, Head of Partnerships, is the first contact for scoping calls and new partnerships. Write to clientcare@eclevar.com and she will set up a call with the right experts for your device.

Can the team handle Class III and implantable devices?

Yes. The team has direct EU MDR Class III experience across cardiovascular, orthopaedic and implantable devices, including technical file structuring, CER methodology, PMCF programmes and Notified Body Q&A cycles.

Does Eclevar cover Japan and other corridors?

Yes. Kazuo Watanabe leads operations in Tokyo and bridges European MDR requirements with Japanese PMDA expectations, including Foreign Manufacturer Accreditation.

Talk to the experts

Put a former Notified Body reviewer on your side of the table.

Tell us about your device. Karina will set up a scoping call with the right experts from this page.

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