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

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
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
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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
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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