MHRA makes a promotion

Mark Birse becomes group manager, Inspections GMP/GDP

Mark Birse has been appointed as the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s Group Manager, Inspections (Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)/Good Distribution Practice (GDP)) following the retirement of Bryan Wright retirement at the end of March.

Birse is a chemistry graduate with an MSc in pharmaceutical sciences and he joined the MHRA in 2002. He was previously one of the MHRA’s GMP Operations Managers and was based at the Welwyn Garden City office.

Prior to this, Birse worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 10 years in a variety of roles including production support and quality assurance and he is also eligible to be named as a Qualified Person under Directive 2001/83/EC.

In his new role, Birse will be based at the MHRA’s London head office.

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