Executive Interviews
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Pharmaceutics International, Inc: Getting Back to its Roots
Sridhar Krishnan, Pii’s Senior Vice President, Operations and Strategic Initiatives, discusses how manufacturing is not solely where Pii wanted to be, so the company made a concerted effort to get back to its CDMO roots.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Pace Analytical® Life Sciences: Delivering Science Better; Advancing Novel Therapies Through the Clinic to Commercialization
Frank Tagliaferri, PhD, Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development at PLS, discusses his experiences with the company and its recent growth.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - BiologIC Technologies: The Future Microsoft for the Biorevolution
Richard Vellacott, CEO of BiologIC Technologies, discusses his company’s unique technology and its applications in the future of medicine and wider fields of synthetic biology.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Fortress Biotech, Inc.: Looking for the Muffin Tops
Lindsay A. Rosenwald, MD, Chairman, President, and CEO of Fortress Biotech, discusses how his medical and financial knowledge come together to find successful drug candidates, the company’s partnership model, and the inefficiencies he sees in the biotech industry.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Yourway: Supporting COVID-19 Studies & Vaccine Distribution
Leandro Moreira, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Yourway, discusses what role the company will play in globally transporting COVID-19 vaccine(s), how Yourway is gearing up for this project, and the challenges of this extraordinary task.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Immunic Therapeutics: Developing Next-Generation Oral Drugs in Chronic Inflammatory, Autoimmune & Infectious Diseases
Daniel Vitt, PhD, Immunic’s Chief Executive Officer and President, discusses his company’s pipeline of selective, small molecule therapies aimed at treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and its recent progress.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Enteris BioPharma: Pioneers in Oral Formulation Development
Dr. Rajiv Khosla, CEO of Enteris BioPharma, discusses how his company’s innovative oral formulation technology is helping the pharmaceutical industry overcome the hurdle of low bioavailability to reshape treatment categories and expand market opportunities with minimal financial and regulatory risks.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - AMO Pharma: Identifying & Developing Cancer Pathway Therapeutic Candidates for Use in New Neurological Indications
Michael Snape, PhD, AMO Pharma’s Chief Scientific Officer, discusses the company’s research focus and efforts to understand and target the mechanism of action of CNS disorders associated with developmental delay with the potential to target neurogenetic disorders at their root cause.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Nuritas Pharma: Life Changing Peptide Drug Discoveries for a Changing World
Nora Khaldi, PhD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nuritas, discusses the company’s innovative approach to accelerating the discovery of novel therapeutic peptides that address unmet patient needs in multiple disease areas.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Adare Pharmaceuticals: A Virtual Acquisition is Possible
Ajay Damani, VP of Pharmaceutical Technologies Business Unit, Adare, and Maria Flynn, President and CEO, Orbis, discuss how both companies will benefit from the acquisition, future product development, and the challenges of a virtual acquisition.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - FSD Pharma Inc.: Is Ultra Micro-PEA the Best Untold Story in Pharma?
Raza Bokhari, MD, CEO of FSD Pharma, discusses how acquiring Prismic will benefit FSD, what makes the ultra-micronized platform unique, and how ultramicro-PEA could be the answer to ending the opioid epidemic.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Tedor Pharma, Inc.: A Strategy Shift to Serve Both Generic & Branded Companies
Doug Drysdale, President & CEO of Tedor Pharma, Inc., discusses the FLEXITAB technology, his strategy for managing a shift in business model, and how Tedor is addressing the needs of small- and medium-size companies developing innovative and repurposed small molecules for unmet medical needs.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Noxopharm: Introducing a Novel & Potentially Transformative Drug Candidate in the Treatment of Cancer
Graham Kelly, Founder, Executive Chairman, and CEO of Noxopharm, discusses the company’s innovative approach to cancer treatment.
Arecor Achieves Second License Milestone Payment From Global Pharmaceutical Partner
Arecor Ltd recently announced it has achieved an important second, contractual milestone with one of its pharmaceutical partners….
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Foamix Pharmaceuticals: Delivering Pharmaceuticals to the Skin Through a Foam
David Domzalski, Chief Executive Officer of Foamix, discusses his company’s innovative approach to drug delivery using foam to treat dermatological conditions, like acne and rosacea.
DRUG DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE - ProQR: Developing RNA Therapies for Rare Genetic Disorders
Daniel de Boer, Chief Executive Officer of ProQR, discusses the use of RNA technology to directly target the underlying cause of genetic diseases.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Cambrex: Providing Big Value in the Small Molecule Outsourcing Market
Simon Edwards, President, CDMO Sales & Marketing at Cambrex, discusses the biggest trends in the small molecule outsourcing market.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Eloxx Pharmaceuticals: Developing Rare Disease Drugs for Nonsense Mutations
Bob Ward, Chairman and CEO at Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, discusses nonsense mutations and how his company’s goal is to bring safe and effective therapies to children and adults suffering from genetic diseases as quickly as possible.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Synteract: Advances in Pediatric Clinical Research & the Promise for the Future
Dr. Martine Dehlinger-Kremer, Vice President, Pediatric Development at Synteract, reviews current and significant challenges in pediatric clinical research, advancement of regulations surrounding them, and where the industry is headed.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - PAREXEL: Advancing Patient-Centric Drug Development to Improve Clinical Trial Success
Sy Pretorius, MD, Senior VP, Medical & Scientific Services at PAREXEL, discusses the new Patient Innovation Center and how it is helping to improve the patient experience, enhance study recruitment and retention, reduce costs, and deliver better data.
