Published: November 19, 2009
Frontage Expands Management Team
EXTON, Pa. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Frontage,
a leading high quality provider of drug development services and
preclinical, bioanalytical, analytical, and formulation services to the
global biopharmaceutical industry, announces the hire of two key
leadership positions and an expansion to the business development team.
Samir Ghodbane, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new general manager of
CMC services and CTM manufacturing. Dr. Ghodbane has extensive
experience and expertise in product development and technical operations
spanning the complete product development cycle. Dr. Ghodbane has led
drug development and technical services at Actavis, Alpharma, and Wyeth,
and holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Georgetown University and MS in
chemical engineering and materials science.
For the Frontage China operations, Daniel Tang, Ph.D., has been
appointed as vice president of DMPK and bioassay. Dr. Tang brings
experience from ChemPartner, where he managed DMPK operations and
business development. Dr. Tang earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from George
Washington University.
Ron Connolly has been appointed to a new role as senior vice president
of business development. Mr. Connolly will be responsible for sales,
marketing, and strategic business initiatives at Frontage. Mr. Connolly
has held several roles at Frontage and brings close to twenty years of
drug development and FDA inspection experience from Flavine, Wyeth,
Sanofi Aventis, and Glaxo Smithkline.
"The strategic hiring of Daniel and Samir will add to the experience of
our senior management team, providing management to some of our key
service areas of growth in the U.S. and China," stated President and
CEO, Song Li, Ph.D. "Additionally, transitioning Ron to business
development will help the development of our sales organization through
his in-depth industry experience, providing Frontage the ability to
continue to grow our core service offerings."
About Frontage
Frontage is a rapidly expanding global pharmaceutical research and
development services company with offices in the U.S. and China.
Frontage provides a broad range of early drug development services to
facilitate pharmaceutical discovery, development, preclinical, clinical
research, and regulatory consulting to assist sponsor companies to
resolve complex product development issues. Frontage is experienced with
developing new chemical entities, generic equivalent products, and
supporting research for large molecules. For more information, please
contact us at sales@frontagelab.com
or visit us at www.frontagelab.com.
Kelly Sladek, 308-237-5567
SCORR Marketing
Kelly@scorrmarketing.com
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