Michael Richardson MD, FFPM

Michael Richardson has over 30 years of global management experience in research based life Sciences companies. He has worked in major multinational companies’ across the globe both at a Regional management level and heading up Research and Development in Asia. Currently International Head of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Pharmacovigilance Function and Eu QPPV. Prior to this role he headed their Development and Medical Organisation across Asia Pacific and Eli Lilly’s before that in the same Role. Before joining Lilly he worked in a joint venture in Japan, Fujisawa-Fisons setting up their development and quality control organisations and prior to that with Organon laboratories in the UK.

After qualifying in Medicine he completed a postgraduate studies in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the UK and South Africa. He spent a year as Physician and Deputy Leader to the South African Antarctic expedition Antarctica. He has extensive experience in Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Japan and Asia Pacific. He has successfully managed and built Life Science organisations in over 30 countries with diverse cultural groups.