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Lauren Silvis serves as Senior Vice President of External Affairs, overseeing regulatory, public policy and government affairs. Silvis most recently served as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prior to that role, she was the Deputy Center Director for Policy in FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. At the…Read more

Sid Mathur is a subject matter expert in companion diagnostic (CDx) regulatory affairs, with hands-on experience at both pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies. Sid distills and communicates IVD regulations and requirements to internal Merck colleagues. Sid represents Merck in interacting with diagnostic (Dx) partners to align on regulatory strategy and content of major deliverables like PMAs/IDEs/pre-submissions,…Read more

Joe has over 20 years of experience in life sciences consulting, working with biopharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics, and health care IT clients in market and business development strategy. He leads the global consulting team with practice areas in reimbursement and pricing, health economics, market analysis, and business development strategy. He has extensive experience in the…Read more