• Members: Login
  • Join
  • Contact
  • Shopping Cart Shopping Cart
    0Shopping Cart
Medical Affairs Professional Society
  • Membership
    • Join MAPS
    • Access your Member Profile
    • Membership FAQ
  • Professional Development
    • Online Courses
    • Knowledge Center
      • Standards & Guidance
      • Position Papers
      • White Papers
      • Benchmark Reports
      • Webinars
      • Elevate Articles
      • Elevate Podcasts
      • Innovate Articles
    • Textbook
  • MasterClass
    • MasterClass
      • Field Medical MasterClass: Denver
      • Insights MasterClass: Denver
      • Launch Excellence MasterClass: Denver
      • Leadership MasterClass: Denver
      • Medical Technology MasterClass: Denver
      • Insights MasterClass: Zurich
      • Integrated Medical Communications MasterClass: Zurich
      • Launch Excellence MasterClass: Zurich
    • MasterClass Onsite
  • Partnerships
    • Industry Partnership Program
    • Partner Circle Program
    • Media Planner
  • Meetings & Events
    • What are MAPS Meetings?
    • 2026 Americas Meeting
    • 2026 EMEA Meeting
    • 2026 Japan Summit
    • Webinars
    • Chapters
  • Opportunities
    • Awards
    • Chapters
    • Get Involved
    • Job Postings
  • About
    • Mission, Vision & Value
    • Leadership
    • Career Resources
    • Blog
    • Our Team
    • Policies
    • Bylaws
  • Menu Menu
  • Link to LinkedIn
  • Link to X
  • Link to Instagram

João Dias

July 5, 2022/in /by Jalene Kaiser

Dr. João Dias is an honors graduate of the University of Helsinki. He received his Licentiate/MSc in biochemistry from the Universities of Porto, Portugal and Wageningen, the Netherlands; and his PhD studies in Immuno-Oncology and Gene Therapy at Helsinki University Central Hospital and Helsinki University, faculty of Medicine. He is currently responsible for international medical affairs and clinical development for the medical devices and diagnostics portfolio at Haemonetics which includes Hemostasis Management, Cell Salvage and Transfusion Management products. Prior to this role, João had a variety of roles of increasing responsibility in the areas of both market access and medical marketing. He has authored several peer-reviewed publications and white papers in the fields of Hemostasis, Patient Blood Management, Immuno-Oncology, Gene Therapy, Hematology, and Molecular Biology. Prior to his tenure at Haemonetics, João worked as a scientist in the development of new products in Cancer Gene Therapy and served as a Life Sciences Consultant working together with multiple global life-science companies.”  

https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Diaz_Joao_092020.jpeg 200 200 Jalene Kaiser https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Jalene Kaiser2022-07-05 19:20:562022-07-06 15:27:52João Dias

Steve Medhurst

February 8, 2024/in fm-amsterdam/by Jalene Kaiser
https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Medhurst_Steve.jpeg 258 180 Jalene Kaiser https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Jalene Kaiser2024-02-08 15:09:372024-02-27 11:20:18Steve Medhurst

Andrew Hewitson

August 16, 2022/in L&D Organization Working Group, Learning & Development Committee/by Jalene Kaiser
https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Andrew_Hewitson.jpeg 426 426 Jalene Kaiser https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Jalene Kaiser2022-08-16 12:46:412024-02-16 15:42:32Andrew Hewitson

Simon Kyaga

January 26, 2021/in /by Medical Affairs

Simon Kyaga, MD, Phd, MBA, is Global Medical Director, Alzheimer’s Disease, for Europe Canada and Partner Markets (ECP) at BIOGEN and the co-lead for the MAPS focus area working group on Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence. 

Dr. Kyaga has worked in medical affairs positions in different companies spanning from country to regional, and global roles. He completed his doctorate in medicine at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden before pursuing an internship at the Karolinska Hospital, and residency in Psychiatry. He has a doctorate (PhD) in psychiatric epidemiology using large-scale data, and a Global Executive MBA from INSEAD, Paris, France.  

He has a long-standing interest in medical education and previously served as a member of the national board of the Swedish Medical Association, as the scientific secretary of the Swedish Society of Medicine and as medical advisor to the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare before joining the pharmaceutical industry. 

Simon has 20+ years of experience from all aspects of healthcare. Having met more than 10,000 patients in his clinical work, he is passionate about the opportunities of science to bring relief to the patients most in need, and of medical affairs to bring value to healthcare overall. 

 

 

https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Simon-Kyaga-300x300-1.jpg 300 300 Medical Affairs https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Medical Affairs2021-01-26 19:27:282023-02-02 09:24:39Simon Kyaga

Charlotte Kremer

December 6, 2019/in Professional Development committee, Fund Development Committee/by Medical Affairs

Charlotte M. E. Kremer, MD, MBA is formerly the Executive VP and Head of Medical Affairs for Astellas, recently retired. In this role, Dr. Kremer provided leadership for the Medical Affairs organization globally.

Dr. Kremer joined Astellas in 2012 with 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to Astellas, she held the position of Vice President, Therapeutic Area Head for Ophthalmology, PVD, Rare Diseases and Neuroscience at Pfizer. While at Pfizer, she successfully led and executed the clinical development and global medical programs in these respective areas. Prior to joining Pfizer, Dr. Kremer held positions of increasing responsibility providing medical support, developing Phase 3b/4 clinical trials, and initiating and directing a Medical Liaison program at Organon Pharmaceuticals, both in the Netherlands and in the United States. A native of the Netherlands, Dr. Kremer received her medical degree from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. She went on to receive her Diploma Pharmaceutical Medicine (DPM) from Universite Libre de Bruxelles. After transferring to the United States, Dr. Kremer completed the Executive MBA program at New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kremer_Charlotte_photo_2022.jpeg 200 200 Medical Affairs https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Medical Affairs2019-12-06 10:27:082025-01-21 09:11:29Charlotte Kremer

Melissa Toler

November 1, 2022/in Strategy Domain Team Medical Operation/by Jalene Kaiser
https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Toler_Melissa-pdf.jpg 1707 1707 Jalene Kaiser https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Jalene Kaiser2022-11-01 16:50:242025-02-11 16:43:42Melissa Toler

Maren Stindt, PhD

June 10, 2022/in /by Jalene Kaiser
https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Maren-Foto43.jpg 1000 667 Jalene Kaiser https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Jalene Kaiser2022-06-10 17:56:302023-03-22 13:31:05Maren Stindt, PhD

Pamela Mason

August 15, 2022/in EE San Diego/by Jalene Kaiser
https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Pamela_Mason.jpg 634 468 Jalene Kaiser https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Jalene Kaiser2022-08-15 16:27:052022-08-15 16:27:05Pamela Mason

Patricia Jassak

August 15, 2022/in EE New Jersey, EE San Diego/by Jalene Kaiser
https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Headshot-PFJassak.jpg 1353 1259 Jalene Kaiser https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Jalene Kaiser2022-08-15 16:25:232023-09-08 10:07:17Patricia Jassak

Liselle Mulcaire

May 9, 2023/in External Education/by Jalene Kaiser
https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Liselle-MulcairePic.jpg 1024 768 Jalene Kaiser https://medicalaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MAPS-Logo-R-NoTagLine-2048x679-1.png Jalene Kaiser2023-05-09 13:18:502023-05-09 13:20:16Liselle Mulcaire
Page 55 of 82«‹5354555657›»
Search Search
MAPS LinkedIn

Elevate Podcast Channel

Popular
  • Why Good Science is Good Business: A Conversation with Murali...October 15, 2020 - 12:05 PM
  • Journal Selection: Looking Beyond Traditional MetricsJuly 2, 2024 - 9:02 AM
  • Interview: The Value of Medical AffairsJune 10, 2020 - 8:56 PM
  • Learning Agility: An Emergent Capability for Future-Proofing...June 18, 2020 - 3:57 AM
  • Company-Led Education…What is in the Name?September 16, 2020 - 8:17 AM
  • Contemporary Applications of Real-World Evidence in Regulatory...October 20, 2020 - 10:32 AM

Connect with Us

602 Park Point Drive, Suite 225, Golden, CO 80401 – +1 303.495.2073

© 2025 Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS). All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

Follow Us
  • Link to X
  • Link to LinkedIn
  • Link to Instagram
Subscribe to MAPS Newsletter
MAPS Program Support Services
Policies and Positions
Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}