Working Party and Chairs | TOPRA Annual Symposium 2025

The working parties for our Symposium streams are responsible for developing their respective programmes, selecting topics and speakers, and ensuring that the content is relevant, exciting and informative. Their members are made up of industry experts who are committed to knowledge-sharing and professional development.

Our 3 streams are chaired by the following experts:

Human Medicines Chair	Veterinary Medicines Chair	Medical Devices and IVDs Chair

Carlos Langezaal Senior Director Regulatory Affairs Premier Research United States	Rick Clayton Technical Director HealthforAnimals and AnimalhealthEurope Belgium	Ashleigh Batchen Regulatory Strategy Principal TÜV SÜD United Kingdom

Human Medicines Working Party

Michelle Blake Senior Regulatory Consultant and Team Leader, DLRC Ltd United Kingdom	Francesca Buttigieg Director of Regulatory Affairs PTC Therapeutics, Inc. Switzerland	Cristina Dragan Associate Director Regulatory Policy and Intelligence, Novartis United Kingdom	Maren von Fritschen Head Regulatory Policy EU, Moderna the Netherlands
Sabine Haubenreisser Principal Scientific Administrator EMA the Netherlands	Maren Koban Director, Global Regulatory and Scientific Policy, Merck Group Germany	Carlos Langezaal Senior Director Regulatory Affairs Premier Research United States	Andrea Laslop Experienced Regulatory Affairs Professional Austria
Sandra Lourenço Director of Regulatory Affairs Arriello Ireland	Marie Uguen SVP, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance SparingVision France

Veterinary Medicines Working Party

Raffaele Bruno Associate Director Regulatory Affairs & Team Lead EU Pharmaceuticals RA, Zoetis Belgium	Rick Clayton Technical Director HealthforAnimals and AnimalhealthEurope Belgium	Emily Drury Head of Veterinary Regulatory Affairs and Referrals EMA The Netherlands
Beate Gasser CMDv Vice-Chair AGES Austria	Anne Nallen Head of Global Regulatory Affairs CMC, Ceva Biotechnology Campus Ireland	Jana Schalansky Head of Veterinary Strategic Support office EMA The Netherlands

Medical Devices and IVDs Working Party

Natasha Bankowksi Principal Consultant Medical Technology, DLRC Ireland	Ashleigh Batchen Regulatory Strategy Principal TÜV SÜD United Kingdom	Alwin van den Broek Director Clinical Operations & Data Protection Officer, BeVinced the Netherlands
Celia Cruz Managing Partner & Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer Complear Health Portugal	Margareth Jorvid CEO, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance Methra Uppsala AB Sweden	Maaike Labots Manager Medical Writing Avania The Netherlands

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