1. Current Status, Position

Anne Black is a Regional QA Specialist Pharmacist based in the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne. She is Chair of the Pan UK Pharmacy Working Group for ATMPs and a member of the National Pharmacy Clinical Trials Advisory Group.

2. Education

Anne Black  studied Pharmacy in Sunderland University from 1988 – 1991 graduating with a first class honours degree. She undertook further formal studies and obtained the Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance from the University of Leeds. Anne currently teaches sessions on ATMPs now at the University of Manchester and University of Leeds. 

3. Research Area

Alongside her interests in clinical trials and safety of injectable medicines, she also developed an interest and expertise in Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) as she became involved with the quality management of the Newcastle Cellular Therapies Facility. She has since used this expertise to emphasise the important role of Pharmacy to optimise patient safety in the delivery of these innovative medicines. Anne is Chair of the  Pan UK  Pharmacy Working Group for ATMPs, and a Steering Group Member of the Northern Alliance Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre as well as sitting on NHS Pharmaceutical QA Committee and the National Pharmacy Clinical Trials Advisory Group

4. Conflict of interest

Has served on an advisory board which are funded by industry in the last 24 months