Executive Interviews
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Lonza & Ethris: Advancing mRNA Vaccines: Room-Temperature Stable, Spray-Dried Formulations for Enhanced Mucosal Delivery
Kim Shepard, Director of Advanced Drug Delivery at Lonza, and Carsten Rudolph, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Ethris, discuss the main objectives of the collaboration and the benefits of spray-dried mRNA vaccines.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - ALZpath: A Diagnostic Assay Changing the Future of Alzheimer’s Disease
Jacob Hunter, Chief Business Officer, ALZpath, Inc., discusses the development and deployment of the company’s proprietary pTau217 antibody, bridging the gap between detection and treatment to improve patient outcomes globally.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Adare Pharma Solutions: Fast, Flexible, and Focused: The Secrets of a Successful CDMO Partnership
Steven Facer, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Adare Pharma Solutions, shares practical insights on what makes CDMO partnerships work and what can cause them to fall short.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Sanner Group: Building a Suite of World-Leading Services for its Customers
Chris Gilmor, Vice President of Sales, Sanner of America, explains how Sanner’s Advance with Agility™ program helps its partners achieve faster development times and reduce time to market, and how the company embeds sustainable practices into its global business.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - PCI Pharma Services: Driving Precision, Agility & Partnership in Complex Drug Development
Anshul Gupte, PhD, RAC Drugs, VP of Pharmaceutical Development at PCI Pharma Services, talks about phase-appropriate development, technical hurdles in pharmaceutical sciences, building agile teams, and what sponsors should prioritize when planning their strategy for novel therapies.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Botanical Solution Inc.: Launching a Revolution in Economical & Environmentally Sustainable QS-21 Vaccine Adjuvant Production
Gastón Salinas, CEO of Botanical Solution Inc., discusses his company’s transition from agriculture to pharmaceuticals, addressing the global shortage of QS-21, and developing the QS-21 gold standard vaccine.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Salipro Biotech & Bio-Rad Laboratories: A Powerful Solution for Antibody Discovery Against Challenging Transmembrane Targets
Dr. Jens Frauenfeld, CEO, Salipro Biotech, and Dr. Francisco Ylera, R&D Team Lead at Bio-Rad Laboratories, explain how their collaboration is leveraging the Salipro® platform alongside Bio-Rad’s Pioneer™ Antibody Discovery Platform to target transmembrane proteins.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Gelteq: A Breakthrough Ingestible Gel Drug & Nutrient Delivery System
Nathan Givoni, Co-Founder and CEO of Gelteq, discusses challenges with traditional drug delivery and the company’s innovative ingestible gel platform designed for drug and nutrient delivery.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - MediWound Ltd.: Developing a New Class of Biologic Enzymatic Therapeutic Products to Debride Wounds
Ofer Gonen, Chief Executive Officer of MediWound, discusses the company’s innovative approach to debridement.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Lonza: Driving Innovation & Sustainability: CDMO Trends & the Future of ADCs
Sebastian Stenderup, Executive Director, Head of Commercial EMEA, Lonza, discusses some of the trends CDMOs are currently facing, from the growth of ADCs to the importance of sustainability, and how his company is responding to them.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - How Vetter’s Expansion of its Senior Management Team Aligns With Prioritization of Strategic Growth
Vetter’s leadership discusses the company’s vision for strategic restructuring, their insights on Contract Development and Manufacturing trends in 2025, and what this strategic change means for the sustainable growth of the company and its global expansion.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Resilience Rising: Advancing Therapies That Transform Lives
Dr. Susan Billings, Chief Commercial Officer of Resilience, discusses pressing issues in the CDMO space, the opportunities driving innovation, and how her company is shaping the future of drug substance and drug product manufacturing.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Lifecore Biomedical: Capacity to Keep Pace With Biologics Growth
Drug Development & Delivery recently interviewed Thomas Guldager, Vice President, Operations at Lifecore. With a 40+ year regulatory track record, Lifecore is a fully integrated CDMO with highly differentiated capabilities in the development, fill and finish of sterile injectable pharmaceuticals, including 20+ commercial products.
EXECUTVE INTERVIEW - Aptar: Advancing Patient-Centric Drug Delivery & Digital Health Solutions
Gael Touya, President of Aptar Pharma, and Sai Shankar, President, M&A, Strategy, BD, Marketing, Drug Services, Aptar Pharma, discuss the burgeoning potential in the future of pharma and digital health, how the company is a strategic partner to key players in these spaces, and the investments Aptar is making to support the growing demand.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Lonza: Utilizing Analytical Tools & Predictive Models to De-Risk Drug Development
Drug Development & Delivery recently interviewed Josh Marsh, Bioavailability Enhancement and PBPK Lead Scientist at Lonza, to discuss the benefits of predictive tools and Lonza’s approach.
EXECUTVE INTERVIEW - MediWound Ltd.: Developing a New Class of Biologic Enzymatic Therapeutic Products to Debride Wounds
MediWound (Nasdaq: MDWD) specializes in the development, production and commercialization of rapid and effective biologics that improve existing standards of wound care. The company aims to enhance patient experiences while reducing costs and unnecessary surgeries.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Respiratory Drug Development: Lonza Experts Share Trends & Key Takeaways
Beatriz Fernandes, Principal Scientist for R&D, and Kim Shepard, Director, Technology Head Respiratory Delivery, at Lonza, discuss their presentations at RDD 2024, current trends, and the future of the inhalation space.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Coya Therapeutics: Unlocking the Power of Tregs to Combat Inflammation & Fight Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Howard Berman, Founder and CEO of Coya Therapeutics, discusses how the company is leveraging Tregs, its investigational products and the conditions targeted, Coya’s significant partnership with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and his goals throughout the next 5 years.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Lonza: Navigating Today’s Challenges in Drug Solubility & Bioavailability
Adi Kaushal, Director and Technology Head, Bioavailability Enhancement at Lonza, discusses solubility and bioavailability challenges and Lonza’s approach.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - PCI Pharma Services: A Consultative Approach to High Potency Formulation Development
David O’Connell, Director of Scientific Affairs at PCI Pharma Services, explains how important it is to choose the right CDMO partner to accompany you throughout the drug product lifecycle.
