Specialties: Pathology, Drug Development, Regulatory
Biography
Dr. Elizabeth Neyens, DVM, DABT, ERT, DPA, Pathologist is a double board-certified toxicologist and toxicologic pathologist with approximately 20 years of experience in experimental and toxicologic pathology, nonclinical drug development, and regulatory safety assessment. She is the founder of ElizabethToxPath Consulting Inc., providing international consulting services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and contract research organizations.
Dr. Neyens has held senior academic and industry positions, including Assistant and Associate Professor of Pathology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, Director of a Comparative Pathology Core, and pathology leadership positions within the pharmaceutical industry. Her experience encompasses GLP and non-GLP toxicologic pathology studies, pathology peer review, regulatory submissions, medical devices, biologics, and interactions supporting nonclinical development programs.
She is certified in digital pathology by the Digital Pathology Association (DPA) and has extensive experience with the implementation and application of digital pathology in pharmaceutical and research environments. Her expertise includes Whole Slide Imaging (WSI), digital pathology workflows, validation and regulatory compliance, remote pathology and peer review, image analysis, and the evolving application of artificial intelligence in pathology.
Dr. Neyens has lectured internationally on digital pathology, toxicologic pathology, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance. She served as a Distinguished Speaker for the Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) and combines practical pathology experience with regulatory and quality-system expertise, providing a multidisciplinary perspective on the implementation and use of digital pathology in regulated environments.