Development of Combination Products: Critical Interactions

Andrew Willis

An independent consultant with 32 years of experience with regulatory affairs and pharmaceutical development. Experience at multiple levels within pharmaceutical companies and most recently as Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, gaining significant experience in co-ordinating, planning and running global development projects.

His experience is wide ranging, allowing fast, effective development of medicinal products, through early stages, through registration and continued Life Cycle Management.

• Interim Strategic advice to major pharmaceutical company for roll-out and compliance strategies for Russia / CIS, MENA, ASEAN, LATAM, South Africa and Switzerland, including ensuring appropriate staff development and strategies which ensure protection of intellectual property whilst maintain patient focus.
• Orphan drug registrations of vaccine products and synthetic molecules
• NCE approved in US and Europe for urology product (Simultaneous NDA and EU Centralised submission)
• Support for NBE during clinical phases and CMC support for a Biosimilar, Biosimilar / Biologic CMC reviewer for major pharma. Biosimilar experience includes working on first EU biosimilar onwards.
• Oversight of Regulatory strategy for ATMP (Cancer vaccine) and CMC lead for Stem Cell treatment
• Training to major pharmaceutical companies for Chemistry and Pharmacy section of the dossier and Life Cycle Management. Additional lead training / presentations on Life Cycle Management for TOPRA.

Furthermore, his responsibilities have provided senior management oversight and direction in the following key areas: -

• Strategic management of ATMP products for Biotech start-up company
• Strategic Biosimilar team, developing a global biotech and biosimilar strategy for key biosimilar products.
• Global Quality Leadership Team, providing oversight and direction for global quality processes.
• Innovation Team, providing oversight and direction for the innovation.

Additional experiences reflect raising funds for new start-up companies and associated due diligence activities. Also he has substantial awareness of management of P & L performance, growth initiatives related to service expansion, geographical expansion and innovative business development approaches.

Andrew Willis

Andrew Willis is an independent consultant providing expert advice and training on global regulatory solutions and pharmaceutical development. Previously, he worked for Catalent Pharma Solutions as VP Regulatory Affairs & Consulting Services, where he was head of a team of internal and external regulatory affairs consultants.

He qualified as a Chemist from the University of Glamorgan, after which he furthered his understanding of pharmaceutical development, working as a research chemist with Parke Davis. He had 10 years manufacturing and analytical experience prior to entering regulatory affairs as a Senior Executive Officer with responsibility for submission of European MAAs and project management of development programs. He has over 30 years’ pharmaceutical experience with extensive knowledge in the development and manufacture of sterile, solid oral, inhalation, topical and biotech pharmaceutical products. These experiences have allowed knowledge of many biotech products requirements with experiences of growth hormones and multiple cancer treatments, including development and clinical registration of the first genetically modified live bacterium for such treatment.
He has extensive experience of major European and US regulatory projects, in the clinical and marketing authorisation stages, and has significant experience in coordinating and managing meetings with European and US Health Authorities.