Ioannis Kkolos earned his Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston USA and his Master Degree in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of London, School of Pharmacy in the UK. Ioannis has been with the Pharmaceutical Services of the Ministry of Health for several years, serving in many posts relating to the regulation of human medicinal products as well as an expert for the European Medicines Agency. He is currently the Head of the Post-Authorization and Clinical Trials Directorate of the Pharmaceutical Services of the Ministry of Health on Cyprus.