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Prof. John Lim

Professor and Executive Director at Centre of Regulatory Excellence, Duke-NUS (Singapore)

Professor John Lim is founding Executive Director of the Centre of Regulatory Excellence (CoRE) at the Duke-National University of Singapore (Duke-NUS) Medical School and Policy Core Lead at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute. 

A medical doctor with graduate degrees in Public Health from NUS and Health Policy and Management from Harvard University, Dr Lim is Professor of Practice at Duke-NUS and the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Senior Advisor at Singaporeโ€™s Ministry of Health (MOH), and Chairman of the Singapore Clinical Research Institute and National Health Innovation Centre. 

Formerly Chief Executive Officer of Singaporeโ€™s Health Sciences Authority and Deputy Director of Medical Services (Industry & Research Matters) in MOH, Professor Lim has also held other senior positions in the health and education ministries.   In his current roles, he draws on his international experience and networks to enhance health regulatory and systems capacity and scientific excellence for national authorities, industry and researchers in the Asia-Pacific and South-East Asia. 

He is a member of the Executive Board of the APEC Life Sciences Innovation Forum, Advisory Group of the US Pharmacopoeiaโ€™s Quality Institute, Scientific Advisory Council of the Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science, ASEAN Diagnostics Development Initiative Strategic Planning Panel, and Board of St Andrewโ€™s Mission Hospital in Singapore.