Profile:
Executive leader with more than 25 years of international experience in Drug Substance and Finished Products Manufacturing Operations for Clinical and Commercial products. Extensive experience in facility design and start-up from green filed through successful scale-up, technology transfer, process performance qualification, commercialization and life cycle management of biotherapeutics. CMO Selection and Management. Strong management in multicultural setting in US, Europe and Asia.
Work experience with major Biotech companies:
Genentech in the USA, Amgen in the USA, Celltrion in S. Korea, Merck KGaA in Switzerland and know Incyte in Switzerland.
Education:
Bachelor degree in Molecular Cell Biology from UC Berkeley, CA, USA
MBA: SBS Swiss Business School, Zurich (Thesis: Manufacturing plant design and construction based on single use technology)
Presentation Title: Effective CMO Selection for Late Phase Biopharmaceutical Production