Barbara Immel

President.  Immel Resources LLC.  Barbara has worked with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies in more than 20 countries, and has been teaching compliance classes for more than 20 years.  Before starting her company in 1996, Barbara gained more than 12 years of hands-on experience in quality assurance and regulatory compliance at Syva Company, Chiron Corporation, and Syntex Corporation. Barbara served as the regulatory compliance columnist for BioPharm magazine for more than 10 years. She is editor of the Immel Report™ newsletter, which provides advice and guidance for managers in FDA-regulated industry. She has published more than 50 articles in Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, BioProcess International, Nutraceutical Business and Technology, and BioPharm. Barbara serves as chairperson of the annual FDA Inspections Summit hosted by FDAnews, and is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara.