HMPC members
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) publishes details of the members and alternates of its Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC).
The HMPC consists of:
- a chair, elected by serving HMPC members;
- one member and an alternate appointed by each EU Member State;
- one member and an alternate nominated by each of the EEA-EFTA States;
- up to five co-opted members, chosen among experts nominated by Member States or the Agency and recruited, when necessary, to provide additional expertise in a particular scientific area.
All members and alternates serve on the committee for a renewable three year period.
EMA has adopted a revised procedure for the nomination and appointment of co-opted members in April 2022:
List of members and alternates
The list includes each member's and alternate's:
- affiliation;
- curriculum vitae;
- declaration of interests and confidentiality undertaking.
For more information on EMA's policy on handling competing interests for committee members, see Handling competing interests.
For contact details, please refer to the affiliated organisations of individual committee members.
Members
Members nominated by the Member States
Chair
- Name
- Emiel Van Galen
- Affiliation
- Medicines Evaluation Board
- Address
- Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
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Vice-chair
- Name
- Karin Erika Svedlund
- Affiliation
- Medical Products Agency
- Address
- Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 42, Uppsala Science Park, 752 37 Uppsala, SWEDEN
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Members nominated by Member States
Austria
Member
- Name
- Reinhard Länger
- Affiliation
- AGES MEA
- Address
- Traisengasse 5, Brigittenau, 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
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Alternate
- Name
- Astrid Obmann
- Affiliation
- AGES MEA
- Address
- Traisengasse 5, Brigittenau, 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
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Belgium
Member
- Name
- Patricia Bodart
- Affiliation
- Federal Agency For Medicines And Health Products
- Address
- Eurostation 2, Victor Hortaplein 40, 1060 Brussels, BELGIUM
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Alternate
Awaiting Nomination.
Bulgaria
Member
- Name
- Iliana Ionkova
- Affiliation
- Medical University Sofia
- Address
- Ulitsa Dunav 2, 1000 Sofiya, BULGARIA
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Alternate
- Name
- Radina Dimitrova
- Affiliation
- Bulgarian Drug Agency
- Address
- Ul. Damyan Gruev 8, 1303 Sofia, BULGARIA
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Croatia
Member
- Name
- Ivan Kosalec
- Address
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Alternate
- Name
- Darko Trumbetic
- Affiliation
- Agency For Medicinal Products And Medical Devices Of Croatia
- Address
- Ksaverska Cesta 4, Zagreb, 10000 Grad Zagreb, CROATIA
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Cyprus
Member
- Name
- Christina Sylvia Chrysostomou
- Affiliation
- Pharmaceutical Services Ministry Of Health
- Address
- Pharmaceutical Services, 1475 Nicosia, CYPRUS
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Alternate
- Name
- Alexandra Demetriou
- Affiliation
- Pharmaceutical Services Ministry Of Health
- Address
- Pharmaceutical Services, Larnacos Avenue 7, 1475 Nicosia, CYPRUS
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Czechia
Member
- Name
- Markéta Příhodová
- Affiliation
- State Institute For Drug Control
- Address
- Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague 10, CZECHIA
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Alternate
- Name
- Marie Heroutova
- Affiliation
- State Institute For Drug Control
- Address
- Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague 10, CZECHIA
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Denmark
Member
Awaiting Nomination.
Alternate
- Name
- Nanna Lundgaard Rasmussen
- Affiliation
- Danish Medicines Agency
- Address
- Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 Copenhagen S, DENMARK
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Estonia
Member
Awaiting Nomination.
Alternate
Awaiting Nomination.
Finland
Member
- Name
- Maria Paile Hyvarinen
- Affiliation
- Finnish Medicines Agency
- Address
- P. O. Box 55, 00034 Helsinki, FINLAND
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Alternate
- Name
- Sari Koski
- Affiliation
- Finnish Medicines Agency
- Address
- Mannerheimintie 103b, 00280 Helsinki, FINLAND
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France
Member
- Name
- An Le
- Affiliation
- National Agency For The Safety Of Medicine And Health Products
- Address
- 143 To 147 Boulevard Anatole France, 93285 St Denis Cedex, FRANCE
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Alternate
Awaiting Nomination.
Germany
Member
- Name
- Jacqueline Wiesner
- Affiliation
- Federal Institute For Drugs And Medical Devices
- Address
- Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, Plittersdorf, 53175 Bonn, GERMANY
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Alternate
- Name
- Susanne Flemisch
- Affiliation
- Federal Institute For Drugs And Medical Devices
- Address
- Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, Plittersdorf, 53175 Bonn, GERMANY
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Greece
Member
- Name
- Ioanna Chinou
- Affiliation
- National And Kapodistrian University Of Athens
- Address
- Nationsal and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dept of Pharmacy, Lab of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural products, University Campus of Zografou, 15771 Athens, GREECE
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Alternate
- Name
- Stavroula Mamoucha
- Affiliation
- National Organization For Medicines
- Address
- Anthias 284, 155 62 Ekali, GREECE
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Hungary
Member
- Name
- Julia Pallos
- Affiliation
- National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition
- Address
- Zrinyi Utca 3/v., V. Kerulet, 1051 Budapest, HUNGARY
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Alternate
- Name
- Rita Nemeth
- Affiliation
- National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition
- Address
- Zrinyi Utca 3/v., V. Kerulet, 1051 Budapest, HUNGARY
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Iceland
Member
Awaiting Nomination.
Alternate
Awaiting Nomination.
Ireland
Member
- Name
- Sarah Kellaghan
- Affiliation
- Health Products Regulatory Authority
- Address
- Kevin O Malley House, Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 XP77, IRELAND
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Alternate
- Name
- Jacqueline Masterson
- Affiliation
- Health Products Regulatory Authority
- Address
- Kevin O Malley House, Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 XP77, IRELAND
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Italy
Member
- Name
- Alessandro Assisi
- Affiliation
- Italian Medicines Agency
- Address
- Via Del Tritone 181, 00187, Rome, ITALY
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Alternate
- Name
- Anna Maria Serrilli
- Affiliation
- Italian Medicines Agency
- Address
- Via Del Tritone 181, 00187, Rome, ITALY
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Latvia
Member
- Name
- Inga Sile
- Affiliation
- Riga Stradins University
- Address
- Dzirciema Iela 16, 1007 Riga, LATVIA
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Alternate
Awaiting Nomination.
Liechtenstein
Member
Awaiting Nomination.
Alternate
Awaiting Nomination.
Lithuania
Member
- Name
- Greta Budukeviciute
- Affiliation
- State Medicines Control Agency
- Address
- Zirmunu G. 139a, Vilniaus M. Sav., 09120 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
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Alternate
- Name
- Asta Kubiliene
- Affiliation
- State Medicines Control Agency
- Address
- Zirmunu G. 139a, Vilniaus M. Sav., 09120 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
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Luxembourg
Member
- Name
- Sven Back
- Affiliation
- Ministry Of Health
- Address
- Villa Louvigny, Allee Marconi, Parc de la Ville, 1er etage, 2120 Luxemburg, LUXEMBOURG
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Alternate
Awaiting Nomination.
Malta
Member
- Name
- Everaldo Attard
- Affiliation
- University of Malta
- Address
- Main Campus, MSD 2080 Msida, MALTA
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Alternate
- Name
- Matthew Camilleri
- Affiliation
- Medicines Authority
- Address
- Sir Temi Zammit Buildings, Malta Life Sciences Park, SGN 3000 San Gwann, MALTA
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Netherlands
Member
- Name
- Burt H Kroes
- Affiliation
- Medicines Evaluation Board
- Address
- Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
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Alternate
- Name
- Hilda Kuin
- Affiliation
- Medicines Evaluation Board
- Address
- P. O. Box 8275, 3503 RG Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
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Norway
Member
- Name
- Gro Fossum
- Affiliation
- Norwegian Medicines Agency
- Address
- Stroemsveien 96, 0663 Oslo, NORWAY
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Alternate
- Name
- Marianne Løiten Dalhus
- Affiliation
- Norwegian Medicines Agency
- Address
- Stroemsveien 96, 0663 Oslo, NORWAY
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Poland
Member
- Name
- Wojciech Dymowski
- Affiliation
- Office For Registration Of Medicinal Products Medical Devices And Biocidal Products
- Address
- Ul. Aleje Jerozolimskie 181c, 02-222 Warsaw, POLAND
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Alternate
- Name
- Ewa Antkiewicz
- Affiliation
- Office For Registration Of Medicinal Products Medical Devices And Biocidal Products
- Address
- Ul. Aleje Jerozolimskie 181c, 02-222 Warsaw, POLAND
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Portugal
Member
- Name
- Ana Paula Martins
- Affiliation
- National Authority Of Medicines And Health Products
- Address
- Avenida Do Brasil 53, 1749-004 Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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Alternate
- Name
- Eva Mendes
- Affiliation
- National Authority Of Medicines And Health Products
- Address
- Avenida Do Brasil 53, 1749-004 Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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Romania
Member
- Name
- Carmen Purdel
- Affiliation
- National Authority Of Medicines And Medical Devices
- Address
- Strada Mr. Av. Sanatescu Stefan 48, 011478 Bucharest, ROMANIA
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Alternate
- Name
- Ligia Elena Dutu
- Affiliation
- National Authority Of Medicines And Medical Devices
- Address
- Strada Mr. Av. Sanatescu Stefan 48, 011478 Bucharest, ROMANIA
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Slovakia
Member
- Name
- Miroslava Horváth Petriková
- Affiliation
- State Institute For Drug Control
- Address
- Kvetna 11, Ruzinov, 821 08 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA
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Alternate
- Name
- Jaroslav Tóth
- Affiliation
- Comenius University Bratislava
- Address
- Odbojarov 10, Nove Mesto, 831 04 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA
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Slovenia
Member
- Name
- Barbara Razinger
- Affiliation
- Agency For Medicinal Products And Medical Devices Of The Republic Of Slovenia
- Address
- Slovenceva Ulica 22, 1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
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Alternate
Awaiting Nomination.
Spain
Member
- Name
- Olga Maria Palomino
- Address
- Downloads
Alternate
- Name
- Olga Teresa Esteban
- Affiliation
- The Spanish Agency Of Medicines And Medical Devices
- Address
- Edificio 8, Calle Campezo 1, Poligono Las Mercedes, 28022 Madrid, SPAIN
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Sweden
Member
- Name
- Karin Erika Svedlund
- Affiliation
- Medical Products Agency
- Address
- Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 42, Uppsala Science Park, 752 37 Uppsala, SWEDEN
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Alternate
- Name
- Malin Kyllikki Hobro Soderberg
- Affiliation
- Medical Products Agency
- Address
- Box 26, 751 03 Uppsala, SWEDEN
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Co-opted members (with indication of their specific area of competence)
Clinical pharmacology
- Name
- Maria da Graca Ribeiro Campos
- Address
- Observatory of Drug-Herb Interactions, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, PORTUGAL
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Non-clinical toxicology
- Name
- Heidi Foth
- Affiliation
- Martin-Luther-Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg
- Address
- Franzosenweg 1a, Noerdliche Innenstadt, 06112 Halle (saale), GERMANY
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Experimental/non-clinical pharmacology
- Name
- Gert Laekeman
- Address
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General and family medicine
- Name
- Maria Helena Pinto Ferreira
- Affiliation
- National Authority Of Medicines And Health Products
- Address
- Avenida Do Brasil 53, 1749-004 Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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Paediatrics
- Name
- Peter Voitl
- Affiliation
- First Vienna Pediatric Medical Center
- Address
- Donau-City-Strasse 1, Donaustadt, 1220 Vienna, AUSTRIA
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Observers
Council Of The European Union General Secretariat
Member
- Name
- Bruno Spieldenner
- Address
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Alternate
- Name
- Melanie Bald
- Address
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