Ramzi Bechara

At BioMed IRB, I am responsible for the processing of IND Safety Reports and other documents from clinical trial sites into the IRB database for FDA reporting to ensure the rights and welfare of human subjects are protected. I have also worked on multiple special projects to update the company's SOPs in order to ensure they are up to date with any and all FDA/OHRP regulations as well as authoring a guidance checklist for customers looking to submit a medical device study for oversight from BioMed IRB.

Working within a small group of engineering students, and professors I lead the charge in the research of flocked fabrics and foam materials through impact/compression testing. I am responsible for impact testing (guided weight and ball) and force data analysis of test outputs on Flocked Energy Absorbing Materials (FEAM). Test outcomes include Energy Absorption (EA) Factor, Force Loss % using DASYLab, MatLab, and Microsoft Excel. Also responsible for the creation of the flocked fabrics using an electrostatic flocking of natural polyester fibers of different lengths and deniers onto a substrate and flock adhesive. Also, as part of an Army funded research contract, I am responsible for testing, analysis and comparison of FEAM against current standard military issue helmet padding. In regard to this project, I also lead the creation process of the flocked material that is tested and presented to the customer.