Biocides Europe 2023

David has recently retired after 35 years in global legislative processes, and a wide range of experience of EU biocide committees, working groups and technical workshops. In addition to his recent role as Senior Regulatory Analyst in Chemical Watch he worked for just under 20 years at UK HSE (UK Competent Authority for Biocides) as well as 7 years in industry and 5 years as a consultant.

Konstantinos joined the DG SANTE’s team on biocides in March 2022. His main responsibilities concern the implementation and monitoring of the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), including in particular the approval of active substances and related matters.

Claudio has been Head of the Biocidal Active Substances Unit of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) since April 2020. Previously he was Head of Unit dealing with evaluation and hazard identification under REACH. He joined ECHA from its start-up phase in 2007, coming from the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Ispra. He holds a PhD in chemistry and has more than 25 years’ experience in the field of chemicals risk assessment.

Peter Schindler is Head of Expert Team Biocides in the Environment Agency Austria (EAA), which he joined in 2006. Since 2012, the focus of his work has shifted to establishing the national helpdesk for biocides and coordinating the authorisation process under the BPR.

Boris' journey in the biocides field started 15 years ago at the Belgian Competent Authority. In 2019 he joined Biocides for Europe, a sector group of Cefic, which represents the biocides industry in Europe, and has led Biocides for Europe since 2023.

Magdalena joined Kimberly Clark in 2020 and since has worked on notable brands, such as Kleenex, Huggies, Kotex, Scott and WypAll, which are used in both professional and consumer industries. In this position, she represents Kimberly Clark in the British Chemicals Association and the Polish Association of Cosmetic and Detergents. 

Elaine has 12 year of Sales and Marketing experience, predominantly in the Pharmaceutical sector. At Chemical Watch Elaine is now supporting international businesses to streamline their compliance functions.

Vanessa has covered biocides, occupational health and various other topics for Chemical Watch News & Insight since 2013. Having spent more than a decade writing about the international chemical industry and chemical sciences, she combines her role at Chemical Watch News & Insight with freelance writing for several other publications in the chemistry sphere.

Elodie is responsible for issues related to biocides and for providing support to A.I.S.E. members in implementing the BPR. She represents A.I.S.E. in various EU fora, including the Biocides Competent Authorities, Coordination Group, and ECHA Biocidal Products Committee.

Nicolas has been working for the past 12 years in Public Affairs and Regulatory Advocacy for the window industry. In 2021, he was elected vice-president of EuroWindoor to represent the interest of the wooden window and door sector at European level.

Paul was appointed Head of the Biocides Competent Authority in Austria and Deputy Director of the Chemicals and Biocides Department in the Ministry for Climate Action in 2014.

Heather has a Ph.D. in microbiology and a background in regulatory affairs and product efficacy. Heather’s main focus is on the EU and GB Biocidal Products Regulations and she joined the team at knoell in 2022.

José Antonio started as Biocides Team Leader for Staphyt Regulatory coordinating the work of several regulatory managers and providing advice to clients for regulatory strategy.

Cindy van der Meer is Account Manager Biocides at the Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb) in the Netherlands. Cindy has a PhD in Medical Biology and joined the biocides team of the Ctgb in 2010. She has been working as a project manager for 8 years. Since 2018 she is Account Manager of the Biocides team and in this role, she is the first point of contact for companies wishing to apply for a biocides registration at the Ctgb.

Angela (Dr. sc. ETH) is a Co-CEO and partner of HF Partners, a Swiss-based research institute, consultancy and service provider for organizations and authorities to address the challenges associated with risks to security and safety. Their mission is to offer effective and pragmatic solutions to make better decisions and to communicate better about risk and uncertainty.

Danielle has more than 20 years' experience in regulatory work, focusing on all legislation concerning chemicals, detergents and biocidal legislation in particular. Currently, she is responsible for all registration in Europe at Diversey Europe. Her team has successfully applied for BPR registrations and has submitted many more under Union and simplified process with a focus on disinfection products.

Zanda’s practice focuses on EU regulatory compliance in the areas of chemicals and product regulation. She also advises on developments under the EU’s Green Deal, in particular the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability and other ESG related matters.

Working at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment since 2006 Vera is head of the Unit ‘Steering and Overall Assessment Biocides’ in the Department ‘Safety of Pesticides’. Her specialist expertise is in the field of toxicological evaluation of biocides and plant protection products as a European Registered Toxicologist.

Katie Eveson is a regulatory specialist currently working for Arxada to support their biocidal products within the hygiene portfolio, with a focus on registrations under the National Transitional schemes in different member states. Katie has a varied background, working within regulatory and product assurance within a variety of areas, including plastic additives, cosmetic ingredients, industrial chemicals and food ingredients.

Katherine is leading the Toxicology and Environmental Science team at Arxada and has been with the company since 2016. Her team coordinates a broad range of studies and risk assessments to support safety evaluations and compliance with the BPR and other regulations.

Bruce is the Head of Environmental Sciences at TSG Consulting responsible for reviewing scientific data, exposure modelling, preparing regulatory summaries and waivers and providing strategic advice to clients.

Bernard Gruson is a research microbiologist at NALCO Water, ECOLAB with 35 years of experience in water treatment and he is specialized in the management of industrial nuisances caused by micro-organisms.

Dr. Florian H. H. Brill completed his microbiology studies by graduating from the University Duisburg-Essen in 2011.During 1995 and 2006 he worked for the microbial test laboratory Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH. In 2006 he moved to Switzerland in order to work for B. Braun Medical AG in the field of research and development for hygiene and wound care products. With his return in 2010, he took over the family-owned business and became Managing Director of Dr. Brill + Partner GmbH Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie in Hamburg.

Andrew has concentrated on the regulation of biocides since 2007 and has a lead consulting position providing technical advice, regulatory awareness and strategy for a wide range of biocide companies supporting active substance approval and product authorisation within the EU. He has a background in the environmental fate and behavior of chemicals.

Hannah has worked in the Health and Safety Executive for 21 years.  Her current role is leading the Inspector Team within the Enforcement Unit of CRD and has been in the Enforcement Unit for 14 years. Prior to that she worked on the UK REACH Helpdesk, within the NONS team and in the Biocides Authorisations Unit.

Heribert worked for 15 years in the enforcement of the environmental protection as an analytical chemist for different authorities. With this background, he has broad experience of analytical methods and the enforcement of the environmental legislation for water, wastewater, soil and air. In 2006 he changed to the Federal Office of Public Health as head of the section Market Control and Advice where he is responsible for the coordination and enforcement of chemicals and biocides in Switzerland.

In 2018, Vincent joined the FPS HFCSE. He is part of the biocides unit, in particular the communication/sustainability team and responsible for the coordination of the federal plan of biocides reduction.