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

B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph. D. studies at School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Associate Professor, Dept. or Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. | 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