MCRA LLC, a company that deals with medical device and biologics advisory and clinical research, has named Jason Tugman as its new associate director of Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy, it was reported on Monday.

Most recently, Tugman was the vice president of Cyber Risk in the medical device sector at Axio Global Inc. He is an alumnus of The MITRE Corporation, where he served healthcare related projects with the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Health and Human Services.

Nikki Batista, associate director of Regulatory Affairs, said, 'As we continue to support the digital transformation in healthcare, it is important that MCRA provides the necessary expertise to our clients. Mr Tugman is a recognised expert with an extensive background in medical device cybersecurity, and his appointment reflects MCRA's strong commitment to providing first-in-class regulatory and cybersecurity services to the medical device community. Our team is delighted to have Jason join us.'