Hilary Jones

Vice President Legal - Global Commercial and Regulatory Law at BioNTech UK Limited

Speaker, Advisor

Hilary is qualified lawyer in England & Wales of over 20 years, and has worked within the biopharmaceutical industry since 2003.

Hilary specialises in regulatory law and joined BioNTech in 2021 to provide advice to all areas of the business, including R&D and business development.  Hilary’s prior in-house roles were at Pfizer and more recently at Gilead / Kite where in addition to international regulatory law she led the legal support for Kite’s cell therapy business for the EUCAN region including the launch of two CAR-T products. Hilary also spent time in private practice at Bristows in London. Hilary studied for her Law LLB at the University of Southampton and attended Nottingham Law School.

Hilary’s practice covers a broad range of topics including regulatory strategies and exclusivities, orphans, paediatrics, ATMP, SoHO, PV, manufacturing and supply chain, GXP compliance, data privacy, RWE, business conduct / ABAC, IVDs, medical devices, AI and software, and policy matters.