Mr Jim Ackland

Jim has over 50 years’ experience in the manufacture, quality control, development and international regulatory requirements for vaccine products. He has been involved in more than 20 vaccine development projects as the lead regulatory advisor and preclinical safety expert, and has filed dozens of successful clinical trial applications in the US, Europe and Australia. Jim spent 26 years at CSL Limited in Melbourne where he held various leadership positions in vaccine manufacture, quality assurance and research and development, including Head of Regulatory Affairs for Vaccine Products. Following this, he became Vice President for the Biologics Consulting Group, an internationally recognized pharmaceutical regulatory consulting company, and was based in California. Jim is currently CEO of Global BioSolutions, an Australian company which provides regulatory and product development advice and assistance to biotech companies.