Omar Tounekti PhD, MBA Health Canada

Omar Tounekti is the manager of the Cell, Gene Therapies, and Radiopharmaceuticals Division at the Centre for Oncology, Radiopharmaceuticals, and Research within the Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate (BRDD) at Health Canada. The BRDD serves as Canada's regulatory authority for biological and radiopharmaceutical drugs intended for human use. With 20 years of experience at Health Canada, Omar has extensive expertise in the review and management of chemistry and manufacturing information related to monoclonal antibodies, cell and gene therapies, and radiopharmaceuticals.