Executive Interviews
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.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Adare Pharma Solutions: Expanding Capabilities to Exceed Customer Expectations
Tom Sellig, CEO of Adare Pharma Solutions, discusses how he has realized various achievements and about the company’s focus on addressing special needs in the market, its global expansion, and where he expects to take the company in the future.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Cocrystal Pharma: Utilizing Structure-Based Technologies to Provide First- & Best-In-Class Antiviral Drugs to Address Critically Unmet Medical Needs
Dr. Sam Lee, Cocrystal Pharma’s President and co-CEO, discusses the company’s latest achievements in antiviral drug development.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Petros Pharmaceuticals & Self-Care: Expanding Access to Rx Products Through a Tech-Powered OTC Pathway
Fady Boctor, President and Chief Commercial Officer at Petros Pharmaceuticals, discusses the process of taking a product from Rx-to-OTC, the benefits and challenges of the process, and the future of the marketplace.
DRUG DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE - Thermo Fisher Scientific: What to Expect From the Next Wave of RNA-Based Therapeutics
Dr. Dale Patterson, Vice President and General Manager, Molecular Biology at Thermo Fisher Scientific, delves into the world of RNA therapies and understand their next act beyond COVID-19.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - How Resilience Is Bringing Forward Thinking to Disrupt the Biomanufacturing Landscape to Increase Access to Medicines
Syed T. Husain, Chief Commercial Officer of Resilience, discusses how the company became an industry-leading service provider in less than 4 years.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Samsung Biologics: Exploring The Evolving Biopharma Landscape
Kevin Sharp, Senior VP & Head of Sales for Samsung Biologics, discusses the evolving biopharma space, exploring current challenges, and the demand for sustainable solutions.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Lonza Small Molecules: Facing Up to the Challenges of Drug Development
Jan Vertommen, Lonza’s Head of Commercial Development (Small Molecules) discusses some of the challenges facing the sector and how his company is looking to address them.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Precision NanoSystems Inc. (part of Cytiva) & SCIEX: Lipid Impurities Within mRNA-LNPs
Kerstin Pohl, Senior Manager of Cell & Gene Therapy & Nucleic Acids at SCIEX, and Scott Ripley, General Manager of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics at Cytiva, dive into the detection of a new class of impurities within mRNA drugs and the impact it has on manufacturing.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - HERMES PHARMA: Reducing Risk, Speeding Development - A CDMO Model Including GCP-Sponsorship to Better Meet the Needs of Pharma Companies
Dr. Martin Koeberle, Head of Analytical Development & Stability Testing, and Dr. Bernice Wild, Head of Stability Testing and Senior QA Manager GCP, at HERMES PHARMA, discuss the challenges of developing innovative oral medicines, as well as how these new service offerings are helping meet a critical need among companies looking to bring portfolio-enhancing formulations to market.
