April 08, 2013 -- Advantar Labs, a contract laboratory provider, is pleased to announce the addition of Bill Blake as Northeast Business Development Director and Amy Bunn as Southeast Business Development Manager.
“As part of our growth strategy in regions that continue to show strong drug development investment and activity, we are increasing our presence in the eastern United States.”said Advantar Labs CFO, Ed Foster .
“Since expanding Advantar a year ago, the east coast has proven to be a territory instrumental to our overall success with many new opportunities already in the pipeline for 2013. The addition of Ms. Bunn and Mr. Blake to our sales team will enable us to develop new customer relationships in this dynamic region.”
Mr. Blake joins Advantar with over 13 years of sales experience in the Life Sciences. He’s worked for such companies as PharmaForm, Patheon, Bilcare and Catalent. Mr. Blake is a former US Air Force pilot with a BS in Business Administration from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Ms. Bunn comes to us with several years of direct sales experience in contract laboratory services, most recently with Cirrus Pharmaceuticals, and has a background in laboratory research. Ms. Bunn holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. About Advantar Labs Based in San Diego, CA Advantar Labs is a GMP contract laboratory specializing in Analytical Methods Development & Validation, Pre-formulation/Formulation Development, Clinical Packaging/Kitting, Litigation Support and Stability Studies for small and large molecule drug programs.
For additional information, visit http://www.advantarlabs.com or contact Brandon Griffin (858) 228-7788