Joëlle Issa-Blok currently works at Acino part of Arcera Life Sciences, UAE as Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance Director for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa region. She has 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in different positions, starting in Regulatory Affairs Europe R&D in the Netherlands, then in various regional roles as Head of Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance MEA at Astellas where she has been building and leading different Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance teams and organizations. She lived and worked 10 years in the Netherlands where she gained her experience in EU RA & PV regulations. Joëlle is a Pharmacist graduated from the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, in addition she holds a Masters in Pharmaceutical Science degree in Drug Innovation Research & Development from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Over the past years, Joëlle has been a speaker and lecturer in RA & PV GCC summits as well as various PV certified courses.