About Agos Pharma

Agos Pharma was established by dedicated experts in regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance who have worked together for decades.

Board of Directors

Geoff Hiskett

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants

CFO

Experienced independent Finance Director
Specialized in providing quality financial information and process to owner managed businesses
Supporting growth and exit strategies
Broad sector experience including manufacturing, specialist care, childcare, motor sport and pharmaceutical services

Peter Kennerley

MB ChB, DA (UK), Dip Pharm Med, FFPM, MTOPRA

CEO

Moved from Clinical Medicine to Pharma industry in 1987
Former Senior Medical Assessor for the UK Regulatory Agency
Brought multiple successful products to market both as blockbusters and as niche products
Established global drug safety processes and overseen multiple successful regulatory procedures
Extensive experience in negotiations with European national regulatory authorities as well as the European Medicines Agency
Track record of success globally

Liz McCann

BSc (Hons), DipClinSci, DipBS

Board Director

Joined the pharmaceutical industry in 1987 as a Clinical Research Associate to work on successful IND studies for pravastatin
Helped establish a national clinical research group for Amgen
Established a global clinical trials research department for a specialized CRO and was instrumental in many successful worldwide programs for novel therapeutics and rescue studies

Leigh-Anne Blair

BSc

Senior Clinical Operations Consultant

Over 20 years of experience in clinical research within academic, small pharma/biotech and CRO environments
Lead the operational development and management of multiple, global, phase I-Iv clinical trials with a focus in Haematology and oncology
Supported small pharma & biotechs in expanding their studies internationally
Experienced in KOL engagement
Experienced in vendor selection, management and oversight

Louise Hall

BSc (Hons)

Senior Regulatory Affairs Consultant

Extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry with a background in biological product development
Experienced in all aspects of regulatory affairs for both biologics and small molecules
Proven track record in delivering regulatory strategies and submissions for products in development and marketed products
Co-ordinated and managed projects ranging from scientific advice/protocol assistance, ODD, PIPs, CTAs, pre-submission meetings, MAAs and lifecycle management for EU centrally approved products.
Managed interactions and negotiations with regulatory authorities within the EU

Claire van Leersum

BSc Hons, MRQA

Senior Quality Consultant

Pharmaceutical industry since 1986. R&D, CRO and consultancy. Quality Assurance professional since 1991
Associate Director for global CQA department in large CRO
Director of Independent Consultancy company since 2011, providing advice & guidance, interim management, training, preparation for, & management of, regulatory inspections and auditing services.
Proven experience of set-up and development of Quality Systems
Trained, competent and experienced auditor and a proven trainer and mentor
Active member of Research Quality Association (RQA, previously BARQA) since 1991. Served on GMP, Publications and Program committees. Extensive network of QA peers and colleagues.

Ruth Casserley

BSc(Hons), PGDip, CBiol MRSB, MRQA, FPIPA

Senior Pharmacovigilance Consultant

Joined the Pharmaceutical Industry in 1991 and moved to Pharmacovigilance (PV) in 2001.
Founded a successful PV consultancy business providing support to small, medium and large companies across the lifecycle of their products.
Established the PV and Medical Information department at a large European generic pharmaceutical company and grew the team from two to ten members.
Experienced in implementation and improvement of global PV processes.
Competent Pharmacovigilance auditor, specialising in Good Pharmacovigilance Practices.

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