Virginia Vilanova

Regulatory Affairs and Life Sciences

El Salvador

+503 2505-5555

LANGUAGES:

Spanish
English

Virginia is part of the Intellectual Property Division of the firm since 2013, specifically the Regulatory Affairs Unit, which is responsible for verifying the legal and technical requirements of each product registration or update process; plans and coordinates activities to ensure compliance with regulatory standards before regulatory entities; and monitors events affecting business operations.

It works hand in hand with the National Directorate of Medicines in the pre/post registration procedures for medicines, cosmetics, hygiene products, chemicals, medical devices and establishments; The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is responsible for verifying veterinary products, both food and related medications, agrochemicals, adjuvants, among others; and records of food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are coordinated with the Ministry of Health.

Within his professional experience, she is dedicated to advising product owners in all necessary areas to make their products available to the final consumer, seeking access to the population to high quality products, which meet health needs, food, and hygiene to raise the quality of life of Salvadorans.

Before joining the Firm she had 10 years of experience in the area of consumer goods, she served as coordinator of Health Records for internationally recognized laboratories.

Virginia studied Legal Sciences at the Universidad Centroamericana “José Simeón Cañas”, UCA, and also has a degree in Business Administration from the Francisco Gavidia University, a Specialization in Logistics and Operations from the same university. In addition, he has certifications and diplomas in the area of Regulatory Affairs and Life Sciences.

Currently she is a member of the Commerce and Investment Committee of the American Chambers of Commerce, AmCham, and several technical committees for the wording of Central American Technical Regulations and Salvadoran Technical Regulations through the Salvadoran Technical Regulation Agency (OSARTEC).