Prof. Frank Hallinan is an Adjunct Professor in Pharmacy in UCC and an independent consultant. He has over 30 years’ experience in the biopharmaceutical area including service as the CEO of the Irish Medicines Board (now the HPRA) and employment to SVP Level in global Pharmaceutical companies in Ireland and the USA. Frank was the founding president of the Ireland PDA chapter and has organized various local and international scientific meetings. He is also a founding Director of Regulatory Science Ireland and has publications in Virology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Biopharmaceutical technology. He is QP qualified and holds a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology (University of Southampton, UK).