toxicology expertise and product approval applications

John Issa is a Principal Consultant and Managing Director of Cintox Australia Pty Ltd.

John Issa is a Principal Consultant and Managing Director of Cintox Australia Pty Ltd. He has obtained a BSc (Hons) degree in Chemistry and Pharmacology and PhD in Chemistry (drug design and testing) as well as an MBA degree. He has had over 25 years work experience with various government departments and in consulting, particular in regulatory affairs, toxicology and occupational health and safety. He is a recognised expert in the chemicals notification schemes, Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods identification and workplace health risk assessments. Previously, he has worked for the URS Australia (a global Scientific and Engineering consulting company), National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS), the Federal Health Department and Victorian Forensic Science Laboratory.

Michael Tichon is Managing Director of N&F Pty Ltd.

Michael Tichon has over 25 years experience in the development and registration of agrochemical products in Australia and internationally. Michael Tichon returned to Australia from the USA to establish Competitive Advantage in 2002 to assist organisations in regulated industries get their products on the market and keep them on the market both within Australia and overseas. He specialises in assisting companies to obtain regulatory approvals, especially novel products for use in agricultural and public health pest control as well as assisting organisations with compliance programs. Before returning to Australia, Michael Tichon was global head of regulatory affairs for Valent BioSciences Corporation, based in the USA. In that capacity, he was responsible for obtaining regulatory approvals for the Company’s products globally. In the USA, he worked closely with IR-4, which is funded by USDA, Agricultural Research Service and other organisations to obtain solutions to pest problems in minor crops. Michael Tichon was moved to the USA to take charge of global regulatory affairs for agricultural products at Abbott Laboratories in 1997. In 2000, Abbott Laboratories sold its agricultural products business to Sumitomo Chemical Company who established Valent BioSciences Corporation to manage that business globally.