Instructors
Linda Bowen, MSc, RAC
Executive Director and Head of the Regulatory Centers of Excellence, Seagen Inc., United States
Linda joined the BioPharma industry in 1983 and has spent the last 29 years in regulatory strategy, intelligence and policy roles. She is Global Head of Regulatory Policy and Intelligence at Seagen Inc. and Assistant Professor in the Temple University RAQA graduate program. She attained Regulatory Affairs Certification for the US, Canada and Europe and was inducted into the 2011 Class of RAPS Fellows. Linda was honored with the RAPS 2020 Founder's Award and the DIA 2012 and 2019 Excellence in Volunteer Leadership Awards. She chairs the DIA Regulatory Affairs Community and is founder of the DIA Regulatory Intelligence Working Group. She is most proud of her role as an educator and mentor to those entering the RA profession.
João Duarte, MPharm, MSc
Senior Director,Business Planning and Operations, Regulatory and Quality Affairs, Alexion, Astrazeneca Rare Disease, France
João Duarte is currently Director, Business Planning & Operations at Alexion, AstraZenenca Rare Disease. João serves as Chief of Staff to the Head of Regulatory & Quality Affairs and leads regulatory policy activities within the team. He held several roles since 2012 in Regulatory Intelligence & Policy, notably at Lundbeck and Takeda, where he worked to help colleagues to better understand the shifting regulatory environment and to support drug development in several therapeutic areas globally. João also worked briefly in the generics industry in Portugal and at the European Medicines Agency as a trainee.
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