Industry Titans BioCon Limited, PBOA, Biotec Services And Pharmatech Associates Join CPhI Annual Report For 2015
Dr. Fiona Withey, CEO of Biotec Services, first ever female executive to join the expert panel
The new CPhI Expert Panel members for 2015 are:
Dr. Arun Chandavarkar, CEO & Joint Managing Director of Biocon
Bikash Chatterjee, President and CSO at Pharmatech Associates
Gil Roth, President, Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association
Dr. Fiona Withey, Managing Director, UK Clinical Services
16 July 2015: CPhI Worldwide, organised by UBM EMEA, announces the addition of four new high profile experts to the CPhI annual report, taking the total up to a record breaking 14 panellists for 2015.
The four new members include Dr. Arun Chandavarkar, CEO and Joint Managing Director at Biocon; Bikash Chatterjee, President and CSO of Pharmatech Associates; Gil Roth, President, Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association; and the first female panel member, Dr. Fiona Withey, Managing Director of UK Clinical Services.
Along with the ten existing panellists – announced in May earlier this year – the four new members significantly increase the panel’s expertise across industry critical issues in biologics, clinical trials, outsourcing and pharmaceutical process validation.
Biocon is well regarded globally for its affordable innovation across biologics and biosimilars and Dr. Arun Chandavarkar will provide considerable insights into the relevance of affordable drug development for providing access to larger patient populations. Gil Roth, a seasoned commentator, the former editor of Contract Pharma, and now the President and Founder of Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association (PBOA) will lend his invaluable experience into the challenges and opportunities for CMOs/CDMOs.
CPhI is a keen advocate of female leaders across the pharma industry and is delighted to welcome its first female executive to the expert panel, Dr. Fiona Withey.
Dr. Withey was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Biotec Services International, which was acquired by PCI last year as part of the reorganisation of the UK business. Fiona is now responsible for the PCI Clinical Services business internationally and brings a wealth of experience across clinical trials supply with over 20 years in the industry. In 2014, Dr. Withey was appointed as a member of the Welsh Government Life Sciences panel.
Also joining the Expert Panel for 2015 is Bikash Chatterjee, President and CSO at Pharmatech Associates, who will discuss the impact of Process Validation Harmonization on Drug Development and QbD in the 2015 annual report.
“We are thrilled to welcome four additional panel members for 2015 that will further expand the scope of analysis covered in the annual report. It’s fantastic that the panel continues to grow in status across the industry, with new industry heavyweights joining. In Gil Roth we have a leading commentator and influential figure in outsourcing; Dr. Arun Chandavarkar is the CEO and Joint Managing Director of Asia’s leading biotech company, with a high quality biosimilars pipeline and Bikash Chatterjee is a renowned advisor of global pharma and biotech companies.
We are especially delighted to announce our first female panellist, Dr. Fiona Withey, Managing Director of UK Clinical Services, who brings a huge weight of credibility as a renowned life sciences and clinical trial supply expert across Europe. Last year CPhI Worldwide opened the inaugural “Women’s Breakfast” to provide a platform for female executives to connect, share experiences and hear from expert speakers on female empowerment in the industry.
The annual report consistently delivers analysis at the forefront of the pharma news agenda. I have no doubt that in 2015, it will continue to provide in-depth industry discussion and vital thought-provoking forecasts of the implications for pharma over the next few years.” Chris Kilbee, Group Director Pharma at UBM EMEA.
More information on the CPhI 2015 Expert Panel will be available on the CPhI Worldwide website shortly.
To register for this year’s Women’s Breakfast or if you wish to know more, please contact Oliver Brunetti, Audience Manager, on +44 (0)20 7921 8087 or oliver.brunetti@ubm.com
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Notes to editors
About CPhI
CPhI drives growth and innovation at every step of the global pharmaceutical supply chain from drug discovery to finished dosage. Through exhibitions, conferences and online communities, CPhI brings together more than 100,000 pharmaceutical professionals each year to network, identify business opportunities and expand the global market. CPhI hosts events in Europe, Korea, China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, Istanbul, Russia and South America and co-locates with ICSE for contract services, P-MEC for machinery, equipment & technology, InnoPack for pharmaceutical packaging and BioPh for biopharma. CPhI provides an online buyer & supplier directory at CPhI-Online.com.
For more information visit: www.cphi.com
The UBM EMEA annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events includes; CPhI, ICSE Korea (7-9 September, 2015 at the COEX- Seoul, South Korea); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC and InnoPack Worldwide (13-15 October 2015, IFEMA- Feria de Madrid, Spain); CPhI, P-MEC, ICSE and BioPh India (1-3 December, 2015 at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India); CPhI, P-MEC and Innopack South East Asia (06-08 April, 2016 at the Jakarta International Expo- Jakarta, Indonesia); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and InnoPack Japan (TBC April, 2016 at the Big Sight Exhibition Centre- Tokyo).
About UBM EMEA
UBM EMEA connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands, and expand their market. Through premier brands such as TFM&A, Internet World, IFSEC, MD&M, CPhI, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, Websites, and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Alex Heeley or Tristan Jervis
De Facto Communications
T: +44 207 203 6745 / 6740
E: a.heeley@defacto.com / t.jervis@defacto.com
The new CPhI Expert Panel members for 2015 are:
Dr. Arun Chandavarkar, CEO & Joint Managing Director of Biocon
Bikash Chatterjee, President and CSO at Pharmatech Associates
Gil Roth, President, Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association
Dr. Fiona Withey, Managing Director, UK Clinical Services
16 July 2015: CPhI Worldwide, organised by UBM EMEA, announces the addition of four new high profile experts to the CPhI annual report, taking the total up to a record breaking 14 panellists for 2015.
The four new members include Dr. Arun Chandavarkar, CEO and Joint Managing Director at Biocon; Bikash Chatterjee, President and CSO of Pharmatech Associates; Gil Roth, President, Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association; and the first female panel member, Dr. Fiona Withey, Managing Director of UK Clinical Services.
Along with the ten existing panellists – announced in May earlier this year – the four new members significantly increase the panel’s expertise across industry critical issues in biologics, clinical trials, outsourcing and pharmaceutical process validation.
Biocon is well regarded globally for its affordable innovation across biologics and biosimilars and Dr. Arun Chandavarkar will provide considerable insights into the relevance of affordable drug development for providing access to larger patient populations. Gil Roth, a seasoned commentator, the former editor of Contract Pharma, and now the President and Founder of Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association (PBOA) will lend his invaluable experience into the challenges and opportunities for CMOs/CDMOs.
CPhI is a keen advocate of female leaders across the pharma industry and is delighted to welcome its first female executive to the expert panel, Dr. Fiona Withey.
Dr. Withey was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Biotec Services International, which was acquired by PCI last year as part of the reorganisation of the UK business. Fiona is now responsible for the PCI Clinical Services business internationally and brings a wealth of experience across clinical trials supply with over 20 years in the industry. In 2014, Dr. Withey was appointed as a member of the Welsh Government Life Sciences panel.
Also joining the Expert Panel for 2015 is Bikash Chatterjee, President and CSO at Pharmatech Associates, who will discuss the impact of Process Validation Harmonization on Drug Development and QbD in the 2015 annual report.
“We are thrilled to welcome four additional panel members for 2015 that will further expand the scope of analysis covered in the annual report. It’s fantastic that the panel continues to grow in status across the industry, with new industry heavyweights joining. In Gil Roth we have a leading commentator and influential figure in outsourcing; Dr. Arun Chandavarkar is the CEO and Joint Managing Director of Asia’s leading biotech company, with a high quality biosimilars pipeline and Bikash Chatterjee is a renowned advisor of global pharma and biotech companies.
We are especially delighted to announce our first female panellist, Dr. Fiona Withey, Managing Director of UK Clinical Services, who brings a huge weight of credibility as a renowned life sciences and clinical trial supply expert across Europe. Last year CPhI Worldwide opened the inaugural “Women’s Breakfast” to provide a platform for female executives to connect, share experiences and hear from expert speakers on female empowerment in the industry.
The annual report consistently delivers analysis at the forefront of the pharma news agenda. I have no doubt that in 2015, it will continue to provide in-depth industry discussion and vital thought-provoking forecasts of the implications for pharma over the next few years.” Chris Kilbee, Group Director Pharma at UBM EMEA.
More information on the CPhI 2015 Expert Panel will be available on the CPhI Worldwide website shortly.
To register for this year’s Women’s Breakfast or if you wish to know more, please contact Oliver Brunetti, Audience Manager, on +44 (0)20 7921 8087 or oliver.brunetti@ubm.com
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Notes to editors
About CPhI
CPhI drives growth and innovation at every step of the global pharmaceutical supply chain from drug discovery to finished dosage. Through exhibitions, conferences and online communities, CPhI brings together more than 100,000 pharmaceutical professionals each year to network, identify business opportunities and expand the global market. CPhI hosts events in Europe, Korea, China, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, Istanbul, Russia and South America and co-locates with ICSE for contract services, P-MEC for machinery, equipment & technology, InnoPack for pharmaceutical packaging and BioPh for biopharma. CPhI provides an online buyer & supplier directory at CPhI-Online.com.
For more information visit: www.cphi.com
The UBM EMEA annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events includes; CPhI, ICSE Korea (7-9 September, 2015 at the COEX- Seoul, South Korea); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC and InnoPack Worldwide (13-15 October 2015, IFEMA- Feria de Madrid, Spain); CPhI, P-MEC, ICSE and BioPh India (1-3 December, 2015 at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India); CPhI, P-MEC and Innopack South East Asia (06-08 April, 2016 at the Jakarta International Expo- Jakarta, Indonesia); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and InnoPack Japan (TBC April, 2016 at the Big Sight Exhibition Centre- Tokyo).
About UBM EMEA
UBM EMEA connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands, and expand their market. Through premier brands such as TFM&A, Internet World, IFSEC, MD&M, CPhI, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, Websites, and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Alex Heeley or Tristan Jervis
De Facto Communications
T: +44 207 203 6745 / 6740
E: a.heeley@defacto.com / t.jervis@defacto.com