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#537: EMA Town Hall
Tuesday June 16, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
204AB
Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-26-670-L04-P; CME 1.25; RN 1.25

In this session, leaders from the EMA will provide an update on regulatory priorities. The audience will be invited to submit questions of general interest.

Learning Objectives

Describe EMAs regulatory initiatives and strategic priorities; Identify opportunities for engagement with the regulators.

Chair

Steffen Thirstrup, MD, PHD

Speaker

Panelist
Sabine Haubenreisser, PHD, MSC

Panelist
Ana Trullas, PHARMD, MSC

Panelist
Denise Umuhire, MBA, MSC

Panelist
Joaquim Berenguer Jornet, MS


Speakers
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Joaquim Berenguer Jornet

AI Implementation lead, Digital Business Transformation Task Force, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
Joaquim Berenguer is currently the AI implementation lead and supports the digital strategy of the European Medicines Agency. He is also the chair of the European Agencies Network Working Group on AI. Mathematician as background, Joaquim had led different data scientist teams during... Read More →
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Steffen Thirstrup

Chief Medical Officer, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
Dr. Steffen Thirstrup, MD, PhD, has been Chief Medical Officer at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) since June 2022. A specialist in clinical pharmacology, he has held leadership roles at the Danish Medicines Agency, served as a CHMP member at EMA, and co-chaired the European Commission’s... Read More →
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Ana Trullas

Senior scientific specialist, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
Ana is a Senior Scientific Specialist who works as a Product Lead in the Oncology and Haematology Office at EMA. Responsible for clinical and regulatory science input for a portfolio of products from pre-submission of initial marketing authorisation through post-authorisation. Further... Read More →
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Denise Umuhire

Pharmacoepidemiologist and Real-World Evidence Specialist, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
I am a pharmacoepidemiologist & RWE specialist within the Data Analytics and Method Taskforce at the Europea Medicine Agency (EMA). I am part of the RWE workstream that provides support on RWE related matters to different evaluation committees, delivering rapid analyses of RWD to... Read More →
Tuesday June 16, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
204AB The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
  08: RegPolicy-Strategy-GlobalCollaboration, Session
  • Audience Intermediate
  • Level Intermediate
  • format csv
  • Credit Type ACPE, CME, RN
  • Interest Area Regulatory
  • Tags Session

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