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.

In accordance with the committee rules of procedures, observers from non-EEA authorities with whom there is a confidentiality arrangement may attend the plenary meetings on regular basis. Attendance is reflected in the committee minutes as from 2024.

EMA has adopted a revised procedure for the nomination and appointment of co-opted members in April 2022:

Procedure for the nomination and appointment of coopted members of the CHMP, CVMP and HMPC

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 nominated by the Member States

Co-opted members

Observers

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
Swedish 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
Astrid Obmann
Affiliation
Austrian Federal Office For Safety In Health Care
Address
Traisengasse 5, Brigittenau, 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
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Alternate

Name
Brigitte Hauser
Title
Assessor
Affiliation
Austrian Federal Office For Safety In Health Care
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
Galileelaan 5/03, 1210 Sint-Joost-Ten-Node, 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
Affiliation
University Of Zagreb
Address
Ulica Ante Kovacica 1, Zagreb, 10000 Grad Zagreb, CROATIA
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Alternate

Name
Darko Trumbetic
Affiliation
Agency For Medicinal Products And Medical Devices Of Croatia
Address
Ksaverska Cesta 4, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
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Cyprus

Member

Name
Christina Sylvia Chrysostomou
Affiliation
Pharmaceutical Services Ministry Of Health
Address
Polyfimou 15, Strovolos Industrial Area, 2033 Strovolos, CYPRUS
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Alternate

Name
Alexandra Demetriou
Affiliation
Pharmaceutical Services Ministry Of Health
Address
Polyfimou 15, Strovolos Industrial Area, 2033 Strovolos, 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

Name
Nanna Lundgaard Rasmussen
Affiliation
Danish Medicines Agency
Address
Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 Copenhagen S, DENMARK
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

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
ANRS Maladies Infectieuses Emergentes
Address
101 Rue De Tolbiac, 75013 Paris, FRANCE
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Alternate

Name
Helene Ly
Affiliation
National Agency For The Safety Of Medicine And Health Products
Address
143-147 Boulevard Anatole France, 93285 St Denis Cedex, FRANCE
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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
Mesogion Ave. 284, 155 62 Holargos, GREECE
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Hungary

Member

Name
Julia Pallos
Affiliation
National Center For Public Health And Pharmacy
Address
PO Box 450, 1372 Budapest, HUNGARY
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Alternate

Name
Rita Nemeth
Affiliation
National Center For Public Health And Pharmacy
Address
PO Box 450, 1372 Budapest, HUNGARY
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Iceland

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Ireland

Member

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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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

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
Gabriele Balciunaite Murziene
Affiliation
State Medicines Control Agency
Address
Zirmunu G. 139a, Vilniaus M. Sav., 09120 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Luxembourg

Member

Name
Sven Back
Affiliation
Ministere De La Sante Division De La Pharmacie Et Des Medicaments
Address
2a Rue Thomas Edison, 1445 Strassen, LUXEMBOURG
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Malta

Member

Name
Everaldo Attard
Affiliation
Malta Medicines Authority
Address
Sir Temi Zammit Buildings, Malta Life Sciences Park, SGN 3000 San Gwann, MALTA
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Alternate

Name
Matthew Camilleri
Affiliation
Malta 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
Graadt Van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
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Norway

Member

Name
Gro Fossum
Affiliation
Norwegian Medical Products Agency
Address
Grensesvingen 26, 0663 Oslo, NORWAY
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Alternate

Name
Marianne Løiten Dalhus
Affiliation
Norwegian Medical Products Agency
Address
Grensesvingen 26, 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
Dorota Distlerova
Affiliation
State Institute For Drug Control
Address
Kvetna 11, Ruzinov, 821 08 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA
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Alternate

Name
Jaroslav Tóth
Address
Odbojárov 10, 832 32 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
Affiliation
Complutense University Of Madrid
Address
Plaza De Ramon Y Cajal S/N, 28040 Madrid, SPAIN
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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
Swedish 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
Swedish Medical Products Agency
Address
Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 42, Uppsala Science Park, 752 37 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
Affiliation
Universidade De Coimbra
Address
Polo Das Ciencias Da Saude, Azinhaga De Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, PORTUGAL
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Clinical trials methodology and statistics

Name
Pierre Duez
Address
Université de Mons, Place du Parc, 20, Mons, 7000, Belgium, BELGIUM
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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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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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Observers

Council Of The European Union General Secretariat

Member

Name
Bruno Spieldenner
Affiliation
European Directorate For The Quality Of Medicines And Healthcare
Address
CS 30026, 7 Allee Kastner, Cs 30026, 67081 Strasbourg Cedex, FRANCE
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Alternate

Name
Melanie Bald
Affiliation
European Directorate For The Quality Of Medicines And Healthcare
Address
CS 30026, 7 Allee Kastner, Cs 30026, 67081 Strasbourg Cedex, FRANCE
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