Profiles: Page 6

The latest opinion pieces by industry thought leaders

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    Innovators: Dr. Judith Klimovsky

    The executive vice president and chief business officer of Genmab is using decades of experience in oncology R&D to fuel advances in antibody-drug conjugates. 

    Meagan Parrish • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Tech Wizards: Dominique Demolle

    How the CEO of Cognivia is revolutionizing drug development with psychonomics.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Entrepreneurs: Dawn Barry

    The co-founder and president of LunaPBC is seeking to eliminate the middlemen in drug development by connecting patients — and their real-world data — directly with researchers.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Entrepreneurs: David Katz

    As the founder and chief scientific officer of Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, David Katz is breathing new life into drugs that have previously been shelved.

    Michael Gibney • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Innovators: Dr. Cristian Massacesi

    With the goal of redefining how medicines are made, the CMO and oncology CDO is transforming AstraZeneca’s oncology development.

    Meagan Parrish • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Legacy Leaders: Chris Round

    The president of EMD Serono, the U.S. and Canadian healthcare business unit of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has the company firing on all cylinders for near- and long-term growth.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Disrupters: Charlene Stern

    How the chief lawyer of Editas Medicine is using a multi-lens approach to bolster the development of game-changing genomic medicines.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Legacy Leaders: Carol Lynch

    The chief business officer for Sandoz combines a shrewd business sense with a generous approach to leadership.

    Alexandra Pecci • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Disrupters: Carl Turner

    How Klick’s first-ever chief brand strategy officer is relying on collaboration to advance innovative strategies for clients and opportunities for people of color.

    Meagan Parrish • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Entrepreneurs: Dr. Bobak Azamian

    The CEO is bringing his vision for innovative eye therapies to Tarsus Pharmaceuticals.

    Meagan Parrish • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Entrepreneurs: Beth Crouse

    The 2nd Spark CEO is on a mission to create ‘brand fans’ and bring meaningful marketing experiences to healthcare.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Entrepreneurs: Ben Yerxa

    The CEO in retinal diseases sees opportunities for drug development success by merging the work of a gene therapy startup with venture philanthropy.

    Meagan Parrish • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Entrepreneurs: Dr. Barbara Wirostko

    Qlaris Bio’s CMO and co-founder has her sights on bringing life-changing treatments to patients with debilitating eye diseases.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Innovators: Dr. Barbara Klencke

    The chief medical officer at Sierra Oncology, a GSK company, is working to make high-impact changes for rare cancer patients.

    Meagan Parrish • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Tech Wizards: Baba Shetty

    The pragmatic president of technology and data solutions at Syneos Health helps healthcare companies do what they imagine.

    Meagan Parrish • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Entrepreneurs: Armon Sharei

    The CEO of SQZ Biotech is leveraging a technology platform that is simple in its design yet targeted at making cell therapy to break down barriers to the treatments.

    Michael Gibney • Sept. 6, 2022
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    DE&I Champions: Ann Barnes

    The CEO of Intelligent Medical Objects is growing her company’s diversity initiatives — and its bottom line.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Entrepreneurs: Andrew Miller

    The founder and COO of Karuna Therapeutics is leveraging a combination of persistence and adaptability to scale up the biopharmaceutical company.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Innovators: Dr. Amy Peterson

    The president and chief operating officer of CytomX is fighting to change the course of cancer as a leader in cutting-edge treatments.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    DE&I Champions: Amanda Ryan

    G3 Life Sciences’ president is lighting a fire to increase access to healthcare and diversity in trials.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    DE&I Champions: Adrelia Allen

    Merck & Co.’s senior director of clinical trial patient diversity is transforming the pharma giant’s approach to inclusion and equality.

    PharmaVoice staff • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Disrupters: Abigail Jenkins

    With the belief that empathy is critical to leadership, the former chief commercial and business officer of Lyndra Therapeutics has a strong track record of building teams and accelerating progress.

    Meagan Parrish • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Leading the industry’s next potential game-changer in drug discovery

    Rachel Meyers, chief scientific officer at Faze Medicines, is helping guide the company towards the development of biomolecular condensates — an emerging field that could transform drug discovery.

    Alexandra Pecci • Aug. 29, 2022
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    The power of the underdog: A rare disease nonprofit working to help patients win against the odds

    Elizabeth Izard Apelles is finding innovative ways to champion rare disease patients through an emerging platform from Honeycomb Health.

    Alexandra Pecci • July 13, 2022
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    From vineyards to antivirals, Gilly Regev brings creative thinking to science

    The CEO of SaNOtize is tapping into outside-the-box innovation to develop a nitric oxide-delivery platform to treat and prevent COVID-19.

    Alexandra Pecci • June 27, 2022