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University of London

Nov 16, 2026 8:30 AM - Nov 17, 2026 5:00 PM

Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU, United Kingdom

DIA-MHRA Global Summit

Global Collaboration For Safer and Smarter Health Innovation

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Session 2 – Keynote Plenary 2: From Regulatory Science to Global Leadership: Where Can the UK Accelerate Innovation?

Session Chair(s)

Lawrence  Tallon

Lawrence Tallon

Chief Executive Officer, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), United Kingdom

Session Chair  Invited

Session Chair Invited

, Switzerland

SESSION OVERVIEW: Regulatory science is increasingly recognized as one of the key strategic enablers of innovation, investment, and timely patient access to new medical products. This session will explore how regulatory science, collaboration, and agile approaches can help position the UK as a preferred location for product development and early launch. Speakers from the different sectors, such as MHRA, academia, industry, and the investment community will discuss the factors that influence launch and investment decisions, including scientific advice, regulatory pathways, international confidence, and the connection between approval, access, and adoption. The discussion will also examine how continued global collaboration can help translate innovation into greater patient impact.

SESSION IMPACT: Attendees will be able to take away insights about the strategic priorities of MHRA and the UK government, find out more about where regulatory science is going next in the UK, and hear the perspectives of global companies and investors as to how they make their decisions about their directions.

Speaker(s)

Lord David  Willetts

Ministerial policy keynote Investment

Lord David Willetts

Chair of Regulatory Innovation Office at Office for Life Sciences & President, Resolution Foundation, United Kingdom

Lawrence  Tallon

Regulatory perspective

Lawrence Tallon

Chief Executive Officer, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), United Kingdom

Sir Martin  Landray, PhD, FRCP

Academic perspective

Sir Martin Landray, PhD, FRCP

Chief Executive, Protas & Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Sir Martin  Landray, PhD, FRCP

Panel Discussion

Sir Martin Landray, PhD, FRCP

Chief Executive, Protas & Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Maria  Vassileva, PhD

Panel Discussion

Maria Vassileva, PhD

Chief Science and Regulatory Officer, DIA, United States

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