Alina Panourgia

Alina Panourgia is an international pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs and quality consultant and GxP auditor with more than 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She holds an MBA and an MSc in Pharmacovigilance from UK universities.

She began her career at a manufacturing site in Asia, where she held leadership roles in quality and regulatory affairs. After moving to the Middle East, she became an independent consultant and now supports pharmaceutical manufacturers, CROs, distributors and service providers across the Middle East, Europe, LATAM and the CIS. She has conducted GxP audits in many regions and helps organisations strengthen their compliance and quality systems. She has held pharmacovigilance management roles in the MENA region, led global pharmacovigilance and regulatory activities, and provided safety oversight for clinical trials. She works in English, Russian and French and speaks at international drug safety conferences.

Selected projects include building pharmacovigilance systems for distributor networks in several regions, including SOPs, workflows and training. She has carried out GVP audits at affiliates, distributors, patient support providers and PV service providers in more than 25 countries, covering EU GVP, local regulations and EAEU requirements. She progressed from observer to lead auditor in GCP audits in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and has set up GDP warehouses, including licensing, serialisation and clinical trial supply.