Álmath Spooner is a dual qualified pharmacist and barrister and earned her PhD at Trinity College Dublin. At AbbVie, she is global regulatory policy topic lead for real world evidence, patient focused drug development and pharmacovigilance and European regulatory policy topic lead for digital health. At EFPIA, Álmath is the Vice Chair of the Integrated Evidence Generation and Use (IEGU) Working Group, a member of the Digital Health Working Group (DHWG) and additionally co-chairs an EFPIA group devoted to increasing patient involvement in drug development and regulatory decision making. Álmath is the industry observer on EMA‘s DARWIN EU Advisory Board. Over her career, Álmath has worked in medicines regulation (HPRA/EMA’s PRAC), legal practice, academia and clinical practice. She has represented the EU at ICH and has contributed to various international initiatives such as CIOMS, ICMRA, ISPE and DIA ACEMEA.