Regulatory Scientific Committee

The Regulatory Scientific Committee (RSC) has been established in year 2022 to address the regulatory gaps created by the fast moving pace of rare disease innovation and therapeutic development. The RSC includes experts from around the world, representing multiple geographies and stakeholders from regulatory bodies, patient groups, biotech and pharmaceutical industry, public and non-for-profit organizations, clinicians and scientists.

The mandate of the RSC will be divided into three key actions:

  1. Contribution to IRDiRC Task Forces and Working Groups to better address regulatory questions and increase the impact of IRDiRC activities​ 
  2. Multi-stakeholder interaction to identify pathways for regulatory harmonization and foster clinical research and therapeutic development​ 
  3. Identify new regulatory questions   
NameTitle and Organization
Violeta Stoyanova-Beninska (Chair)Senior Scientific Specialist, Office of Therapies for neurological and psychiatric disorders, European Medicines Agency, The Netherlands
Oxana Iliach (Vice Chair)Senior Director Regulatory Strategy, Certara, Canada
Ana Hidalgo-SimonAssociate Professor at Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Anne Pariser Physician at the Indian Health Service, USA
Caroline PothetHead of Advanced Therapies, Human Medicines Division, European Medicines Agency, The Netherlands
Cesar HernandezDirector General of National Health System Portfolio and Pharmacy, Spain
Claudia Saidman Director of Clinical Research and Drug Authorization at ANMAT, Argentina
Hanako MorikawaPrincipal Reviewer, Office of Medical Devices II, PMDA, Japan
Julie VaillancourtPolicy Advisor and Rare Disease Liaison, CBER/FDA, USA
Kerry Jo LeeAssociate Director for Rare Diseases, CDER/FDA, USA
Marco Rizzi Associate Professor of Law, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Marie Christine OuilladeAFM Téléthon, France
Michela GabaldoVP ATMP Global Regulatory Affairs, Evotec, Italy
Reda JundiPfizer Saudi Arabia Cluster Lead Regulatory, Saudi Arabia