Liz Allanson has been an independent pharmaceutical consultant for over 17 years and previously worked as a GMP Inspector in the MHRA Inspectorate for 18 years, culminating in the position of Manager of the MHRA GMP Inspection Unit. Throughout her time as a consultant, and as an MHRA Inspector,  she performed countless GMP/GDP inspections/audits, of all major dosage forms, in the UK and worldwide. As a result, Liz has significant knowledge of current regulatory and GMP requirements in Europe, including the requirements for Investigational Medicinal Products and previously lectured on these subjects at QP training courses.

She is a pharmacist by profession and prior to joining the Inspectorate in 1986 was a Quality Assurance pharmacist in the UK National Health Service, responsible for managing the QA department connected to a large volume sterile manufacturing unit. Liz has particular expertise in quality management systems and now focuses on the strategic management of EPiC Auditors.

Darren Jones is an accomplished quality professional with over with over 30 years pharmaceutical industry experience. Specialising in sterile, aseptic and non-sterile (liquid and solid) dosage form manufacturing operations for both commercial and clinical trial use. He worked for 4 years as a GMP Inspector for the MHRA being responsible for the inspection of manufacturing, testing and distribution sites in the UK and around the world. He has presented lectures to the PHSS and at the MHRA GMP symposium.

Prior to joining the MHRA Inspectorate, Darren spent 18 years at AstraZeneca in various QA, QP and management roles. He also spent some years working in API manufacture and has expertise in quality management systems and preparing sites for EU regulatory inspection.

Richard Andrews is an accomplished quality professional with over 35 years experience working within Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) environments both in industry and for the UK medicines regulator (MHRA) where most recently as an Inspectorate Unit Manager he had overall responsibility for the GMP and GDP Inspectorates. Richard’s 18 years experience at the MHRA spanned the licensing and inspection of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors both in the UK and overseas, the development and implementation of regulations and European guidelines relating to pharmaceutical manufacture and distribution, the management of risk and noncompliance in these sectors and collaboration with other European and International regulatory authorities.

Prior to joining the MHRA Richard worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 17 years focusing mainly on the manufacture of bulk active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), gaining experience of  process development and technical support and holding managerial positions in both Quality Assurance Production.                                                                                                       

Lewis Corbett is an accomplished quality professional with over 25 years experience of pharmaceutical manufacture and distribution gained from working within the industry and for the GMP Inspectorate of the UK medicines regulator (MHRA) as a Senior GMP Inspector and Head of GMP Team 1. During his 5 years at the MHRA Lewis had responsibility for the licensing and inspection of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors both in the UK and overseas, managing and leading a team of GMP Inspectors, implementing changes to regulations and ways of working as a result of EU Exit, and supporting elements of the agency’s Covid-19 pandemic response.

Prior to joining the MHRA Inspectorate Lewis spent 22 years working in the pharmaceutical industry in various QC, QA and management roles, and as a Qualified Person for a range of active pharmaceutical ingredients and non-sterile product dosage forms.

Qualifications

BSc. Hon. Industrial and Environmental Chemistry

Qualified Person training and eligibility assessment by Joint Professional Bodies

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health

Email: Lewis.Corbett@epic-auditors.com

Nicola is an accomplished quality professional with over 30 years pharmaceutical industry experience, is eligible to act as an EU Qualified Person and is a Quality Assurance expert for aseptic manufacture.

Nicola’s industry experience includes management roles within QA and QC, QP certification of clinical trial products, regulatory inspection preparation and leading both internal and external audits where her areas of expertise were Laboratory Compliance and Pharmaceutical Quality Systems.