Government appoints former US FDA official Peter Li as Director of Drug and Medical Device Regulation following global recruitment

The Government announced the completion of a global open recruitment, appointing Peter Li as Director of Drug and Medical Device Regulation of the Department of Health for a three-year term, effective from the 20th of this month. Li previously served as Clinical Review Director and Director of Global Generic Drugs Affairs at the US FDA, and has more than 30 years of experience in drug regulation. The Centre for Drug and Medical Device Regulation will be established within this year to promote more proactive first-tier approval and accelerate the clinical application of drugs and medical devices.