Alison Wilson's Biography

Alison Wilson, Principle Consultant, CellData Services

Alison is an independent regulatory affairs consultant. Previously regulatory affairs manager for Smith & Nephew Wound Management, she has over 20 years experience of regulatory affairs in medicinal products, human tissue products and medical devices. Her consultancy provides strategic regulatory and development advice for a range of UK, EU and US clients seeking to commercialise advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) in the EU. She is a nominated UK expert for ISO (International Standards Organisation) TC150/WG 11 - Tissue Engineered Medical Products and a member of BSI Technical Panel RGM/1 – Regenerative Medicine.

Alison is a Module Advisor for TOPRA MSc in Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs (Module 6 – Combination Products and Other Technologies) and the TOPRA MSc in Regulatory Affairs (Pharma) (Module 9 – Biotechnology). She is a member of the Topic Selection Panel for the MHRA Medical Device Technology Forum. She was a member of the MHRA (then MDA) working group responsible for production of the Code of Practice for Production of Human-Derived Therapeutic Products, 2002, and is the technical author for the BSI publication PAS 93: Characterisation of human cells for clinical application, published August 2011.