John Lynch

Health Products Regulatory Authorities (HPRA)
Director of Compliance
John Lynch, B. Sc. (Pharm), M. Sc., M.P.S.I., is Director of Compliance (covering the inspection, licensing, market compliance and enforcement activities of the IMB). He qualified as a pharmacist from University College Dublin in 1977 and became a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland the following year. In 1980, he graduated from Trinity College Dublin with an M. Sc. in Pharmacognosy.

From 1980 to 1987, he worked with Ricesteele & Co. in product development, quality control and quality assurance. In 1987, he joined the National Drugs Advisory Board (NDAB) as a GMP / GDP inspector and, in 1996, became Director of Inspection when the IMB succeeded the NDAB. With the addition of further activities and the reorganisation of the department in 2005, his job title was changed to Director of Compliance. He is a past member of the Inspectors Working Group at the EMA and of the Committee of Officials of the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-Operation Scheme (PIC/S).