Washington, D.C. — The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today announced that Andrew Northup has joined the organization as International Director. In this role, he will oversee international activities and the Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Sections of MITA.

“MITA remains dedicated to improving the global regulatory environment so that patients around the world can benefit from the medical imaging and radiation therapy technologies that MITA members manufacture,” said Gail Rodriguez, Executive Director of MITA. “With Andrew’s extensive knowledge of international regulatory issues and his experience with foreign trade negotiations, MITA can ensure that our members are well-represented not just in Washington, D.C., but globally.”

Before joining MITA, Northup was a business development associate at the British embassy, advising senior leadership of U.S. and U.K. life sciences and information and communications technology sector companies on international growth strategies. Prior to the British embassy, Northup was a consultant for the Integration & Trade sector at the Inter-American Development Bank, where he managed participation of companies across industry sectors in negotiations with the United States and foreign governments as well as in-country and international public-private sector dialogues on Free Trade Agreement implementation and trade facilitation. Northup also previously served as a staff assistant for Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) specializing in foreign affairs issues and providing counsel on trade, commerce and human rights legislation.

Northup is a graduate of Central College, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in political science and Spanish, and serves as the President Emeritus of Young Trade Professionals, a program of the Washington International Trade Association.

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The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of NEMA, is the collective voice of medical imaging equipment, radiation therapy and radiopharmaceutical manufacturers, innovators and product developers. It represents companies whose sales comprise more than 90 percent of the global market for medical imaging technology. For more information, visit www.medicalimaging.org.