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Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate

The Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate (BRDD), previously known as the Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate (BGTD), is a Canadian regulatory directorate based in Ottawa, Ontario. It is a subsidiary of the Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) of Health Canada.[1]

History

In early 2020, the Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate changed its name to the Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate.[2]

Organization

BRDD is made up of several centres and offices:

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Sophie Sommerer Director General[3] Marketed Health Products Directorate, Therapeutics Products Directorate (TPD), First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Centre for Health Promotion (CHP), Strategic Initiatives and Innovations Directorate
Christopher Antonio Manager, Office of Regulatory Affairs[4] -
Léo Bouthillier Director[5] -
Agnes Klein Senior Medical Advisor[6] Drug Information Association (DIA)
Manon Poulin Management Executive Assistant / Administrative Officer[7] -
Julie Wallace Manager, Office of Regulatory Affairs[8] Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
Lucia Zhang Senior Clinical Evaluator[9][10] American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

  1. Health Canada. (2020, October 20). Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate. Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2021.06.02-181514/https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/branches-agencies/health-products-food-branch/biologic-radiopharmaceutical-drugs-directorate.html ↩︎

  2. Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate Drug Submission Performance Annual Report Fiscal Year 2019-2020 - April 1 2019 – March 31 2020. (2020, July). Health Canada. https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/sc-hc/H166-5-2020-eng.pdf ↩︎

  3. Experience | Sophie Sommerer. LinkedIn. Retrieved February 24, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-sommerer-8845a513/details/experience/ ↩︎

  4. Christopher Antonio · Health Canada · Manager. OpenGovCA. Retrieved November 26, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231126235401/https://opengovca.com/employee/christopher-antonio ↩︎

  5. Rencheck, M. (2023, November 14). Monthly Communication Report - 928062-5776-33. Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. http://archive.today/2023.11.26-232600/https://lobbycanada.gc.ca/app/secure/ocl/lrs/do/cmmLgPblcVw?comlogId=507862 ↩︎

  6. Agnes Klein. LinkedIn. Retrieved February 24, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnes-klein-98a1246/ ↩︎

  7. Person Information - Manon L Poulin. (2020, October 10). Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2023.11.26-233233/https://new.geds-sage.gc.ca/en/GEDS/?pgid=015&dn=Q049TUFOT04uTC5QT1VMSU5ASEMtU0MuR0MuQ0EsT1U9REdPLUJERyxPVT1CUkRELURNQlIsT1U9SFBGQi1ER1BTQSxPVT1IQy1TQyxPPUdDLEM9Q0E= ↩︎

  8. Experience | Julie Wallace. LinkedIn. Retrieved November 26, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.11.26-234442/https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-wallace-25371a14/details/experience/ ↩︎

  9. Lucia Zhang. LinkedIn. Retrieved May 27, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.05.27-053527/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucia-zhang-53143226/ ↩︎

  10. Lucia Zhang · Health Canada · Clinical Evaluator. OpenGovCa. Retrieved May 27, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230527053643/https://opengovca.com/employee/lucia-zhang ↩︎