Lesley Last, BSc

Lesley is a skilled project manager, providing regulatory guidance to clients. She is experienced in the strategy, preparation and defence of both draft Registration Reports for plant protection products and new active substances, as well as renewal of approvals.

She has extensive experience in both technical and regulatory roles. Lesley worked in a food intolerance testing laboratory before joining a global contract research organisation, where she gained experience in environmental fate and terrestrial ecotoxicology regulatory testing on a variety of agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and novel compounds.

For the past 12 years, Lesley has advised clients on dossier preparation, as well as strategies for submission and defence for successful regulatory outcomes, covering both plant protection product authorisations and existing and new active substances. This has involved working closely with clients to develop robust regulatory strategies and managing project delivery from both technical and financial aspects. Lesley also has extensive experience of meetings with EU regulatory authorities.

Lesley has a BSc (Hons) in Biology from the University of York.

Professional Memberships and Certifications

Royal Society of Biology, MRSB