Viktoriia Dobrova is PhD (Medical Device) and Doctor of Science (Pharmacy), professor, and Vice-chair of the Research Ethics Committee of the Clinical and Diagnostics Centre of the National University of Pharmacy, Ukraine. She focused on studies in the fields of quality management and good statistics practice clinical trials, cost-effectiveness analysis, and research ethics. She took part in research ethics projects at international as well as national levels. She was involved in the development of regulatory guidelines, Master Degree Program “Clinical trials” for Clinical Research Professionals in Ukraine, and designed the curriculum and core courses for it. Now she is a Research Associate at Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany.

Francis P. Crawley is the Executive Director of the Good Clinical Practice Alliance – Europe (GCPA) and the Strategic Initiative for Developing Capacity in Ethical Review (SIDCER) in Brussels, Belgium. He is a philosopher specialised in ethical, legal, and regulatory issues in health research, having taught at several European, Asian, and Middle East universities. He is an expert in ethical review, data protection, and data sharing. He is a Data Protection Officer (DPO) on European Commission funded clinical research programmes. He currently chairs the methodologies sub-group of the Real Word Data Working Group at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Royal Colleges of Physicians.