Driving Innovation: the Regulator-HTA Partnership Dr June Raine CBE, Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, UK Dr Raine trained in general medicine in Oxford after completing a Master’s degree by research in pharmacology. Her interest in drug safety led to a career in medicines regulation from 1985 onwards. Dr Raine has extensive experience and knowledge of the Agency’s work, gained in a number of different licensing and post-licensing roles, and was Director of the Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines division from 2006. Her experience includes chairing the European Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) on behalf of the European Medicines Agency for six years. She is also a member of the WHO Advisory Committee on Safety of Medicinal Products.