The Commission appointed the following Expert Advisory Groups, Panels of Experts and Working Parties to advise it in carrying out its duties. Membership has changed from time to time; the lists below include all who have served during the period 2023 to 2024.
EXPERT ADVISORY GROUPS
AIM: Anti-Infective Medicines (formerly ABS: Antibiotics)
R L Horder (Chair), G Cook (Vice-Chair), F Ali, G Blake, G Clarke, E Flahive, V Jaitely, S Jones, J Miller, M Pires , J Sumal, I R Williams
BIO: Biological and Biotechnological Products
A-M Brady (Chair), E Amirak (Vice-Chair), C Braxton , C Burns, K Chidwick , B Cowper, S Gill, L Healy, A Keed, B Patel,
L Randon, S Schepelmann , P Stickings , R Thorpe, P Tozzi, L Tsang, P Varley, M Wadhwa
HCM: Herbal and Complementary Medicines
M Simmonds (Chair), R Middleton (Vice-Chair), P Anderson, A Booker, C Etheridge, C Leon, B Moore, E Reich, M Rowan, A Slater, K Strohfeldt-Venables, J Sumal , R Thanacoody, C Welham, N Wilson, E Williamson, K Zhao (Corresponding members SS Handa, Z-T Wang)
MC1: Medicinal Chemicals
P Marshall (Chair), E Bush (Vice-Chair), V Bapat, J C Berridge, S Boland, D Cairns, A J Caws, P Fleming, G L Lee, W J Lough, D Malpas, S Nolan, F Pina
MC2: Medicinal Chemicals
G Cook (Chair), C T Goddard (Vice-Chair), M Abdelhamid, J Birchall, K Boon, J Cowie, K Foster, E Hook, J Miller, C S Natarajan, J Rickard, A Ruggiero (Corresponding member M Brits)
MC3: Medicinal Chemicals
I Williams (Chair), C E Giartosio (Vice-Chair), C T Goddard (Co Vice-Chair), M Coxon, K Foster, P Hampshire, V Ibekwe, M E Lane, J P Mehta, D N Obaid, R Torano, C Turville
PCN: Pharmacy and Nomenclature
J K Aronson (Chair), R A Lowe (Vice-Chair), A Brelsford, D Elder, R L Horder, O Kavanagh, J F McGuire, G P Moss, K M G Taylor, R Thorpe (Corresponding member R G Balocco Mattavelli)
ULM: Unlicensed Medicines
M G Lee (Chair), V Fenton-May (Vice-Chair), L Adams, A Bosley, W Goddard, S Hartley, S M Ho, J Ramada-Magalhaes, M Santillo, J Smith, A Sully, A Walker, M Westwood
PANELS OF EXPERTS
BLP: Blood Products
P Varley
CX: Excipients
H Batchelor, R Cawthorne, G Inwards, O Kavanagh, C Turville
IGC: Inorganic and General Chemicals
C T Goddard (Chair), S Boland, P Henrys, G Inwards, M E Lane
MIC: Microbiology
M Guest, C Iverson, V Jaitely, J Silva
RAD: Radioactive Materials
R Hueting, P Marshall, R D Pickett
VET: Veterinary Medicines
E Williamson (Chair), E Flahive, B Ward
VIP: Veterinary Immunological Products
A M Brady (Chair), R Cooney, M Ilott, C Stirling, R Woodland
WORKING PARTIES
AQbD: Analytical Quality by Design
G Cook (Chair), P Borman, S Ellison, C Gray, P Hamilton, M Hanna-Brown, S Jones, W J Lough, P Nethercote, M Zaman (Corresponding members K Barnett, B Harrington, R LoBrutto, T Morris)
ATMP: Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
J Barry (Chair), I Anderson, L Bisset, C Blue, C Burns, J Campbell, P Carter, D Caulfield, L Di Rollo, S Dorming, P Emery- Billcliff, A Fiedorowicz, P Getty, K Gilmour, J Glassford, Z Hannoun, L Healy, T Kanwarjit, S Kempster, L Li, A Lovatt, M Lowdell, E Mee, J Nilsson, R Nordstrom, A Nowocin, L Pattenden, S Paul-Adams, V Ramchandran, J Rattu, I Rees, R Rego, T Rudd, C Salgado, F Schnetzinger, I Searing, B Surmacz-Cordle, H Tao, P Tozzi, S Vinter, P Wang, W Wang, C Weydert
NOTE: The membership incorporates that of the sub-groups on (i) Flow Cytometry, (ii) Vector Copy Number, (iii) Characterisation of the Capsid Particle Population in rAAV Products, (iv) T Cell and NK Cell Characterisation Assays, (v) Replication Competent Virus Assay, and (vi) Polymerase Chain Reaction.
BIO-DPS: Documentary and Physical Standards*
P Varley (Chair), A-M Brady (Vice-Chair), C Burns, B Cowper, L Duhau, V Ganeva, C E Giartosio, F Plath, A Polozova, A Ramzan, P Rigsby
* BIO-DPS: Alternative Approaches for Documentary and Physical Standards for Biotechnological Products
AD-HOC GROUP
New Analytical Technologies
G Cook, J Miller, M Simmonds, R Torano
1 Retired during the year
* Specialist member.
