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Craig is a seasoned healthcare executive, previously serving as general counsel for two major pharmaceutical companies, Novo Nordisk and Daiichi Sankyo. With over 30 years as a corporate and life sciences lawyer, he provides counsel on legal, compliance, policy, and regulatory issues related to healthcare products and businesses. He provides strategic advice based on his practical real-world experiences, spanning discovery to commercialization.

On Jan. 14, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) jointly released the “Guiding Principles of Good AI Practice in Drug Development,” a set of 10 high-level principles intended to steer the safe and responsible use of AI across the product lifecycle. While not formal industry guidance, the