Virginia Acha
Excellence in Service Award
Virginia (Ginny) has worked in industry and academia throughout her career, combining interests in science policy research and innovation performance within and across organizations. She recently joined MSD to lead regulatory policy efforts for innovation that will lead to better treatment for patients in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In particular, she is supporting work on science policy, regulatory innovation and integrated evidence generation. Before joining MSD, Ginny was the senior spokesman for the industry in the UK for research, medical and innovation policy. She was responsible for ABPI’s work on BREXIT for the life sciences sector. Previously, Ginny worked for Amgen and Pfizer.
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Shukui Qin • Chair’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Global Health
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Chinese Organization for Rare Disorders • Chair’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Global Health
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Pei Hu • Excellence in Service Award
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Xue Tang • Excellence in Service Award
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Charles Yan • Excellence in Service Award
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Hannah Chen • Excellence in Service Award
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Rui Chen • Leader of Tomorrow Award
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Clinical Project Management Community • Community Engagement Award
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Digital Health Community • Community Engagement Award