Bio
Professor John CW Lim is founding Executive Director of the Centre of Regulatory Excellence (CoRE) at the Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School (Duke-NUS), Senior Advisor at Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), and Policy Core Lead at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute. He was inaugural Chairman of the Consortium for Clinical Research & Innovation Singapore and former Chief Executive Officer of Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority.
Professor Lim is an experienced healthcare professional, government administrator, national regulator and regulatory science thought leader. He graduated in medicine from NUS and has postgraduate degrees in public health from NUS and health policy and management from Harvard University. He holds joint academic appointments at Duke-NUS and the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.
He is a member of the US Pharmacopeia Board of Trustees, Singapore Medical Council, ACCESS Health International Global Board, Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science Scientific Advisory Council, and the Global Harmonization Center Advisory Board. He was formerly on the Singapore Food Agency and St Andrew’s Mission Hospital Boards, among others.
Professor Lim has been awarded the DIA Global Connector Inspire Award and Regulatory Affairs Professional Society’s Founder’s Award for leadership in promoting global collaboration, and shaping regulatory practice and policy throughout his career. In 2025, he received the US Pharmacopeia President’s Award for enhancing regulatory science, promoting medicines quality, and supporting global health by fostering regulatory and scientific collaboration.
Education
Master of Science in Health Policy and Management
Harvard Univ, Singapore
Master of Science (Public Health)
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
National University of Singapore, Singapore