Executive Interviews
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Terumo: Innovating at the Speed of Life for Cutting-Edge Solutions in Medical Devices & Services
Mr. Juichi “Jim” Takeuchi, Terumo Corporation’s Executive Officer and President of Global Pharmaceutical Solutions, discusses his company’s innovative approach to parenteral drug delivery using integrated science and technology.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Presage Biosciences: Comparing Multiple Drugs & Combinations Directly in a Patient’s Tumor
Nathan Caffo, President of Presage Biosciences, discusses his company’s technology with the potential to usher in a new era of cancer drug development and testing.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Patheon: Comprehensive Development & Manufacturing Solutions for the Entire Drug Development Cycle
Franco Negron, Patheon’s Senior VP of Drug Product Services, discusses his company’s business strategy, two recent acquisitions and integration plans, the role biosimilars play in Patheon’s business, and significant trends driving the pharmaceutical industry over the next few years.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - SOLIZE: 3D Data-Based Engineering & Manufacturing to Accelerate Delivery Device Development
Yoshiki Matsuda, Director of SOLIZE, discusses how his company can create new and innovative solutions to accelerate the development of devices and combination products built thereon.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Gerresheimer: Plastic Perfection
Niels Düring discusses Gerresheimer’s Plastic Packaging division and the complementary synergies working for a company that also manufactures glass provides.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Croda: Understanding & Addressing the Purity Needs of the Pharmaceutical Market
Dr. Andrew Kaziska, Health Care Applications Manager at Croda Inc, discusses his company’s Super Refining technology and the benefits of excipient purity in drug formulations.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Ascendia Pharmaceuticals: Sophisticated Formulations for Poorly Soluble Drugs
Jingjun (Jim) Huang, PhD, CEO, and Founder of Ascendia, discusses his company’s unique vision and strategy to provide pharmaceutical companies with a contract research partner that can provide technologies in order to efficiently determine which approach is most suitable for a given molecule.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Avomeen: A Unique Approach to the Traditional Analytical CRO
Shri Thanedar, PhD, CEO & Chief Chemist at Avomeen Analytical Services, discusses what sets his company’s analytical laboratory apart from other CROs that serve the pharmaceutical industry.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Exostar: Speeding the Drug Development & Delivery Process Through Secure Communities of Industry Partners
Drug Development Executive: Tom Johnson, Exostar’s Senior Director of Pharma and Life Science Solutions, discusses how Exostar’s Life Sciences Identity Hub efficiently and cost effectively brings organizations, individuals, applications, and information together to promote the external collaboration initiatives imperative to today’s drug research and development processes.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - SGS Life Science Services: Getting Medicines to Market Quickly & Safely
Drug Development Executive: Mark Rogers, PhD, Senior Vice President Life Science Services at SGS, talks about his company’s evolutionary development and the trends it is witnessing in the analytical testing market.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - BioSpectra: Trusted & Reliabe Source for Intermediates
Drug Development Executive: Richard Mutchler, President of BioSpectra, discusses the company’s unique ability to provide customers with validated, secure, and traceable intermediates that remain affordable.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Foster Delivery Science: Unmatched History & Uncompromising Focus in Hot-Melt Extrusion
Drug Development Executive: Larry Acquarulo, CEO of Foster Corporation, talks about the history of Foster Delivery Science, their highly focused strategy in melt extrusion, and future plans for the business.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Cronos: Innovation in Clinical Trial Services Through Focus on Quality Data
Drug Development Executive: Guillermo DiClemente, Founder & President of Cronos Clinical Consulting Service, discusses the company’s unique approach, its relationship with customers, industry trends, and the importance of focusing on quality clinical data.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - 3M Drug Delivery Systems Division: A Partner to Tackle Market Complexities
Drug Development Executive: Cindy R. Kent, VP & General Manager of 3M DDSD, discusses her vision for the company and how developing trends are impacting the players in the pharmaceutical industry.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Parexel: Simplifying the Journey to Market
Drug Development Executive: Carol Collins, Corporate Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, PAREXEL, clarifies how Strategic Partnerships differ from other outsourcing approaches – and what makes them more effective.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - The Integration of Bend Research With Capsugel Dosage Form Solutions (DFS)
Drug Development Executive: Rod Ray, former Bend Research CEO and now a member of Capsugel’s Scientific and Business Advisory Board, talks about the enhanced capabilities of Capsugel DFS and the advantages offered to companies developing new and/or enhanced medicines.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - 4P Therapeutics: Developing New & Innovative Transdermal Products
Drug Development Executive: Steven Damon, Founder of 4P Therapeutics, discusses his vision for the company and how 4P intends to create new and innovative transdermal products that meet the needs of patients, physicians, and payers.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Array BioPharma: Steadily Moving to Late-Stage Development, Preparing for Commercialization
Executive Summary: Ron Squarer, Chief Executive Officer of Array BioPharma, talks about the company’s pipeline and evolution into a fully integrated, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - BioCellChallenge: Optimizing the Potential of Intracellular Therapeutic Antibodies
Drug Development Executive: Dr. Laurent Meunier, CEO of BioCellChallenge, discusses the development of a new liposomal formulation allowing the use of intracellular therapeutic antibodies.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Hermes Pharma: User-Friendly Dosage Forms, a Win-Win Situation for Patients & Pharma
Drug Development Executive: Dr. Thomas Hein, Director, Sales & Business Development at Hermes Pharma, discusses how user-friendly dosage forms help put patients first, their advantages for patients and pharmaceutical companies, as well as the challenges associated with their development and production.
