Regulatory Affairs Committee

Mission Statement

Biocom California’s Regulatory Affairs Committee aims at addressing regulatory and scientific issues faced by the life science community of California. The committee provides insight on legislative and regulatory proposals affecting the industry, recommends official positions, and acts as a resource for the Biocom California membership.

Committee Overview

Latest Developments

Committee members are at the forefront of FDA’s and other agencies’ activities through regular updates by Biocom California staff on the latest legislative and regulatory developments. The Committee helps review and comment on select legislative proposals, rulemaking, and guidances affecting the industry.

Review Legislation

The Committee helps review and comment on select legislative proposals, rulemaking, and guidances affecting the industry, and recommends positions to the Public Policy Oversight Committee, which is tasked with developing Biocom California’s official positions. The Committee also provides feedback on Biocom California events and initiatives related to regulatory activities.

Committee Engagement

In the past years, committee members have engaged in a broad range of issues, including FDA funding, user fees reauthorization negotiations, legislative proposals to improve the drug and device review and approval process, FDASIA implementation, the biosimilars approval pathway, and compounding regulations, among many others.

Committee Make-Up

Meetings, featuring special programming, are held once a quarter. Committee members are strongly encouraged to attend to enjoy networking, exchanging best practices, and discussing regulatory matters of common interest.

Committee Admissions Requirements

The Committee is open to all Biocom California members (industry and providers) who work or have an interest in regulatory affairs. Committee members are at the forefront of FDA’s and other agencies’ activities through regular updates by Biocom California staff on the latest legislative and regulatory developments. Once a quarter, members meet and enjoy networking, exchanging best practices, and discussing matters of common interest. They are also briefed on a specific regulatory matter by industry experts (members are welcome to suggest topics and present). For questions, please contact Zoe Bilis, Associate Manager of Regulatory Policy.