Maria de la Luz Lara Méndez

CEO at Udelá

Trainer

Maria is the CEO of Udelá, a comprenhensive regulatory services and consulting company in Mexico and LATAM, located in Mexico with presence in Central America and LATAM, and holds 15 years’ experience in Regulatory affairs in private and public sectors. Having worked at the National Regulatory Agency of Mexico (COFEPRIS) for over 10 years in various director level positions, Maria has had a key role in the development of official standards, regarding Biotechnological products and pharmacovigilance, and has acted as a COFEPRIS representative at various international forums such as, the Pacific Alliance, International Pharmaceutical Regulators Forum (IPRF), The International Generic Drug Regulators Pilot (IGDRP) and The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). Additionally, she is professor of Regulatory affairs and Administration in La Salle University.