Mr. Kelly Coleman
Kelly Coleman is a Sr. Distinguished Toxicologist, Bakken Fellow, and Technical Fellow at Medtronic where he provides preclinical product development support. He is a U.S. Expert on ISO Technical Committee 194’s Working Group 11, which is responsible for the medical device toxicology risk assessment standard (ISO 10993-17), and a U.S. Expert on Working Group 8, which is responsible for the medical device sensitization and irritation testing standards (ISO 10993-10 and ISO 10993-23). Since 2009, he has been involved in NAMs validation projects.
Kelly, who earned his Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Minnesota, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology, a European Registered Toxicologist, a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, and is certified in U.S. regulatory affairs for drugs and medical devices.
In addition, he is a past president of the Society of Toxicology’s In Vitro and Alternative Methods and Medical Device and Combination Product specialty sections. In 2024, Kelly was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.