BESTER Avanthi

Avanthi holds the position of Regulatory Affairs Manager at Becton Dickinson (BD) – Africa, responsible for the registration of the portfolio of medical devices and IVDs across Sub-Saharan Africa. She is the Chairperson of the SAMED/SALDA Africa Committee, Vice-Chairperson of the SAMED Regulatory Committee, is an associate executive member of the Industrial Pharmacy Section of FIP (since 2008) and a Board Member of SAMED.
Avanthi is a registered pharmacist, with a Master’s degree in Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics. She has held positions of Responsible Pharmacist and Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry before joining the Medical Devices industry in 2010.