Noel Joseph is a toxicologist by background and works at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) in the United Kingdom. Noel leads the collaborative project between the VMD and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on improving the regulation of veterinary medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa within the International Office. Prior to that, he was seconded to the European Commission (DG Santé) and was involved in the negotiation of the new EU Regulation on veterinary medicines. During this time he also represented the European Commission at VICH and the scientific & technical committees (CVMP & CMDv) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Before his secondment, Noel was the UK member of the EMA’s Safety Working Party where he was elected as its vice-Chair and also its acting Chair. During this time Noel was a Senior Safety Assessor with responsibilities for the evaluation of human safety aspects of the dossier for marketing authorisation as well as Maximum Residue Limit applications.