Dr. Rachel Karpel served for 12 years at the Israel Ministry of Health. In her last position, as the Director of the Institute for Standardization and Control of Pharmaceuticals at the Israeli Ministry of Health she was involved in policy making and oversight of the GMP Inspectorate, determining national policies regarding GMP and quality of pharmaceuticals as well as initiating the establishment of the Department for Quality Assessment of Biological Products at the Ministry of Health. | Read more

Shoshana (Shosh) Friedman is Founder and Managing Director of ProMedoss, Inc. Shosh has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of regulatory affairs, clinical trials, and quality assurance of medical devices and biotechnology. Shosh is a highly respected expert and speaker in international regulatory affairs, clinical trials and quality assurances and is considered a pioneer in the regulatory affairs community. In recognition of her achievements in the field, she was awarded the 2005 Richard E. Greco Award by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), the highest honor bestowed by RAPS upon outstanding leaders who have made significant contributions in the field). | Read more

Prof. David Stepensky – Head of the Pharmacy School of Ben Gurion University. lecturer and researcher at the Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Pharmacology and School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. David graduated with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy, a master's degree and a PhD at the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After that, he enlisted in the IDF and served in a military analytical laboratory dealing with quality testing of medicines and medical equipment. At the end of his military service, he completed post-doctorates in the Department of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Department of Immunobiology at Yale University in the USA. His main research areas are: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, PK-PD models, development of drug administration systems, targeting of drugs to the site of action. David teaches pharmacokinetics and pharmacology at the University of Ben-Gurion in the Negev and in additional academic programs, he published over 60 scientific papers, and serves as a consultant in his research areas to the Israeli Ministry of Health and to pharma and startup companies in Israel and abroad. | Read more

Karen Ginsbury is a London, UK trained pharmacist with a second degree and passion for microbiology. With hands-on experience of cleanroom management, Karen has over 27 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry working at setting up, implementing and continuously improving quality systems. Karen is an experienced risk management facilitator as well as a lively and highly interactive lecturer. | Read more

Head of the Analytical Forum and Special Projects Department at Bioforum and a lecturer at the Academic Tel Chai college, Weizmann Institute and Bioforum. For 28 years Dr. Bar-Ilan sereved as head of the Analytical Chemistry Department in Migal (MIGAL – Galilee Research Institute) in Kiryat-Shmona. | Read more