Introduction to Regulatory Affairs 2025

The course is addressed to people new to regulatory affairs who want to acquire a comprehensive foundation; to regulatory professionals wishing to update their knowledge, and to all collaborators working in close relationship with regulatory affairs and wishing to understand the role of the department.

  1. Day 1, Monday, December 1

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    • Registration and coffee

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    • Welcome & introduction to the course by Marc Benijts (HEALIXIA)

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    • Pharmaceuticals – definitions – product life cycle by Sofie Starckx (Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine)

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    • The European Union and its institutions – The Belgian bodies by Peter Bogaert & Spiros Drosos (Covington & Burling LLP)

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    • Coffee break

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    • The pharmaceutical legislation (EU – B) by Peter Bogaert & Zoé Bertrand (Covington & Burling LLP)

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    • Lunch break

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    • European Medicines Agency – EU procedures for Marketing Authorizations - part 1 by An Van Hemelrijck (PhaRA consulting)

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    • Coffee break

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    • European Medicines Agency – EU procedures for Marketing Authorizations - part 2 by An Van Hemelrijck (PhaRA consulting)

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    • Pharmacovigilance by Begum Benli Peker & Aline Poliart (BMS)

  13. Day 2, Tuesday, December 2

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    • Registration and coffee

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    • Legislation for clinical trials - Jeroen De Roeck (FAMHP)

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    • Coffee break

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    • Marketing Authorization – Legal basis – Practical aspects linked to module 1 by Karolina Szlufcik (FAMHP)

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    • CTD module 5 by Nele Berthels (FAMHP)

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    • Lunch break

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    • CTD module 4 by Gaëlle De Meyer (FAMHP)

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    • CTD module 3 by Evelien Wynendaele (UGent)

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    • Coffee break

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    • Variations – renewals – extensions by Jeroen de Wilt (MSD B.V., The Netherlands)

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    • Closing remarks by Marc Benijts (HEALIXIA)

Schedule of Introduction to Regulatory Affairs 2025