# Emer Cooke

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## TL;DR

Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency since November 2020, overseeing EU approval of cancer medicines.

## Summary

Emer Cooke has been Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency since 16 November 2020. A pharmacist by training, she previously led regulation of medicines and health technologies at the World Health Organization and held earlier roles at the EMA and the European Commission. She heads the agency responsible for the scientific evaluation and supervision of medicines, including oncology products, across the European Union.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; regulation; drug approval
- Role: Executive Director
- Specialisms: Medicines regulation; Regulatory science; Public health policy

## Sources

- Institution profile: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/about-us/who-we-are/executive-director

## Connected records

- institutions: [European Medicines Agency](https://onco.cc/institutions/ema/), [World Health Organization Cancer Programme](https://onco.cc/institutions/who/)
- terms: [Regulators beyond the FDA (EMA/CHMP, MHRA, PMDA, NMPA, TGA)](https://onco.cc/terms/regulatory-agencies/)

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