Today, the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) released its Regulatory Competency Framework Addendum: Performance Criteria , which is an extension of the 2021 Regulatory Competency Framework report . A new performance assessment tool accompanies the framework. “Specifically, the addendum provides performance criteria as outlined in the most recent report,” explained Lindsey Summers, MBA, who served as vice chair of the addendum committee. “Regulatory aff...

The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is bringing a networking group for regulatory professionals to India, making it the first—but certainly not the last—community for the profession on the subcontinent. RAPS is committed to uniting the full global regulatory community in education, knowledge-sharing and career development. With this expansion, RAPS now boasts 33 chapters and local networking groups spanning six continents. “What I look forward to from th...

Rockville, MD, USA —The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) today announced Bill McMoil as its new Executive Director. Bill joined RAPS in 2017 and has served as Interim Executive Director since April 2020. Under his leadership, the organization has weathered the COVID pandemic and successfully grown operationally and financially, despite the challenging global environment.   “A number of very talented applicants were evaluated for the role, and the RAPS...

The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is bringing a networking group for regulatory professionals to Portugal, making it the second community for the profession on the Iberian Peninsula. This marks another step in RAPS’ mission to unite the global regulatory community in education, knowledge-sharing and career development. With this expansion, RAPS now boasts 32 chapters and local networking groups spanning six continents. “I’m passionate about this segmen...

The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) today unveiled its new, more user-friendly community forum site, Regulatory Exchange . The Regulatory Open Forum is the main RAPS’ discussion board and can only be accessed by members.  It’s the same community members have come to rely on, only with a sleeker look. The upgraded community site is complete with a social media-style homepage and improved pages for every RAPS' chapter . A notable change is the new defa...

RAPS congratulates the 82 professionals who earned their Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) during the summer examination window. The RAC credential is the leading certification for regulatory professionals in the healthcare product sector.   These individuals join a cadre of more than 5,000 professionals who hold at least one RAC credential globally.    “On behalf of RAPS, I offer my sincere congratulations to the 82 professionals who passed these challengi...

The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) concluded its annual RAPS Convergence in Phoenix on Tuesday, 13 September, attracting 1,700 participants from 41 countries across five continents. Attendees gathered in-person for the first time since 2019 for four days of educational sessions, expert presentations and panel discussions exploring the most pressing topics in medical device, IVD and pharmaceutical regulation for global markets.   “In addition to the p...

A top European regulatory official will address regulatory professionals on 11 September in Phoenix at the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society’s (RAPS) annual conference, Convergence . Anthony Humphreys of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will deliver remarks remotely during the Convergence opening plenary session. As the head of Regulatory Science and Innovation, Humphreys is responsible for ensuring that the EMA provides a continuous future-proofing through ope...