João Duarte is currently Vice President and Head of Global Regulatory Affairs Excellence at Ipsen. In this role, he oversees teams responsible for Regulatory Process and Compliance, Transparency, Regulatory Intelligence & Policy, Regional Coordination and Business Operations. He held several roles since 2012 in Regulatory Leadership, notably at Lundbeck, Takeda and Alexion/AstraZeneca, where he worked to help colleagues to better understand the shifting regulatory environment and to support drug development in several therapeutic areas globally. Previous to that, João trained at the European Medicines Agency (EMA). João is a Pharmacist by training, graduating from the University of Lisbon, and also obtained a MSc in Pharmaceutical Medicine from Trinity College Dublin
- Are the current policy and regulatory frameworks in the EU helping or hindering patient access to medicines?
- How can clinicians and healthcare professionals help in developing clinical trials and regulatory pathways?
- How has the way we develop orphan drugs evolved over time (from policy, technology to engagement) with patients?