Biography:

Paul Larocque is the President of Acerna Inc., a pharmaceutical, biological, and medical device consultancy, which provides good manufacturing practice and regulatory affairs services to a global clientele. For the past years consulting, and previously in industry, Paul’s focus was FDA compliance matters.

Previously, Paul held executive positions with Pfizer, Allergan, and Teva Pharmaceuticals, all related to sterile products. He was also head of the unit responsible for the review of the chemistry and manufacturing parts of drug submissions at Health Canada. He also chaired the industry committee that negotiated the sterile products chapter of the GMP regulations at Health Canada. He has provided expert sworn testimony in various legal cases.