Executive Interviews
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 - 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 - 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 - 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.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Gerresheimer: Understanding Customer Requirements
Drug Development Executive: Andreas Schütte, Member of the Management Board, Plastics & Devices Division, discusses his important role in Gerresheimer’s divisional restructuring process, and how he is convinced the new structure better reflects customer requirements.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - EMD Millipore: Enhancing the Bioavailability of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Drug Development Executive: Steffen Denzinger, Head of Portfolio Development at EMD Millipore, talks about bioavailability challenges and how EMD Millipore’s formulation portfolio and expertise are helping the pharmaceutical industry achieve maximum efficacy with APIs.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Battelle: Innovation in Drug Delivery Through Integrated Science & Engineering
Drug Development Executive: Amy Heintz, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Battelle, speaks about the company’s relationship with customers and the importance of integrating device design, formulation, and human factors in the development of safe and efficient drug delivery solutions.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Aptar Pharma: From Self-Injection to Auto-Injection
Pierre Carlotti, Vice-President of Marketing and Communication for Aptar Pharma Prescription Division, talks about the market for auto-injectors and some relevant market trends, and explains how his company went about designing and developing a novel auto-injector.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute: Helping to Get Better Drugs to Waiting Patients, Encouraging the Adoption of Advanced Delivery Technologies
Drug Development Executive: Kurt Nielsen, PhD, CTO & SVP, Innovation & Growth, and Founding Institute Board Member, discusses the Institute, its goals, structure, and activities.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Ligand: Effective Drug Delivery Solutions With Captisol
Drug Development Executive: Vincent D. Antle, PhD, Senior Director of Technical Operations, and James D. Pipkin, PhD, Senior Director, New Product Development talk about how the company works closely with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies offering drug delivery solutions that significantly improve stability, solubility, bioavailability, safety, and dosing of APIs.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW - Capsugel DFS: Integrating Technology for Innovative Finished Dosage Forms
Drug Development Executive: Amit Patel, President of Capsugel’s Dosage Form Solutions business unit, speaks about the formulation challenges facing the industry and the increasing pressure on companies to remain competitive in today’s dynamic marketplace.