概要
Minjoo Cho devotes herself mainly to providing consultancy and advice on the respective regulations governing the healthcare industry, pharmaceutical industry, medical device industry, food industry, and cosmetics industry, and on criminal litigation concerning the violation of those regulations. She tailors her consulting and advisory services to the needs of each client from various fields by tapping into her extensive experience and expert knowledge built while working in, among others, a pharmaceutical company, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.
Ms. Cho, after majoring in Pharmaceutical Science and finishing a Graduate School of Pharmacy, joined a pharmaceutical company in which she took charge of clinical trial design and management. Afterward, she moved to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Biologics Division, Criminal Investigation Division, Pharmaceutical Policy Division, a regional office, etc.)—in which she worked for as long as 17 years, engaged in a wide range of tasks, for example: examining drugs to decide whether to approve or authorize them; undertaking investigations into illegal food products, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices; establishing pharmaceutical policies; and conducting GMP audits on drug manufacturers. In addition, during her career in the ministry, she was even dispatched to, and played an active role in, the pan-government special team under Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for investigations into narcotics crimes, such as over-prescription of narcotics for medical purposes.