Lada Leyens is a seasoned professional in regulatory affairs, currently serving as Senior Director and EUCAN Regulatory TA Head for Gastrointestinal at Takeda, and holding the position of Board Member at DEEP Measures. Lada is also the Endowed Chair and Head of the Center on Regulatory Science at Prasanna School of Public Health, part of Manipal Academy for Higher Education. Previous experience includes roles as Senior Program Director of Regulatory at Roche and Global Regulatory Lead for Clinical Trial Innovation and Digital Health in Personalized Health Care. Lada's early career involved serving as a GCP Inspector and Clinical Study Reviewer at Swissmedic. Lada holds an MSc in International Health Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science and a PhD in Personalized Medicine and Regulatory Science from Maastricht University.