Ian Hudson (physician)

Ian Hudson is a British physician and former government official having served as the chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, between 2013 and 2019. He is currently Senior Advisor, Integrated Development, Global Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He was awarded an OBE for services to healthcare in the 2020 New Years Honours.

Career

He previously practiced as a paediatrician from 1982 to 1989, and then worked in clinical research and development in the pharmaceutical industry, lately as a vice president of SmithKline Beecham, between 1989 and 2001. In 2001 he became director of the licensing division of the then-Medicines Control Agency, and in September 2013 he became chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, succeeding Sir Kent Woods.[1][2]

References
  1. {{cite web. He was also a member of the European Medicines Agency’s Management Board, and chaired the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities between 2016 and 2019. He retired from the MHRA in 2019 and currently is a Senior Advisor, Integrated Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He was awarded an OBE in the 2020 New Years Honours for services to Healthcare. |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/ian-hudson |title=Chief Executive Dr Ian Hudson |last= |first= |date= |website=gov.uk |publisher=UK Government |access-date=2018-09-21 |quote}}
  2. "Dr Ian Hudson appointed as the MHRA's new Chief Executive". gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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