Team
Rapid Pharma Development Team
Dr. Robert Hett
Managing Partner
Email: robert.hett@rpd-ch.com
Mobile CH: +41 79 471 9502
Mobile D: +49 1761 471 9502
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Education:
Chemist RWTH-Aachen
Postdoc University of Notre Dame, USA
Key experience:
Business Development, Process Chemistry, API Development, GMP, CRO Management, CMC Project Management, Audits, Patents, Publications, Board member of OPRD
Previous Experience:
Carbogen: Site Manager, of a pilot plant of 80 people, API custom manufacturing for early phase development under c-GMP
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Sepracor:
Senior Research Chemist
Dr. Dieter Krimmer
Managing Partner
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Email: dieter.krimmer@rpd-ch.com
Mobile CH: +41 76 328 3337
Mobile D: +49 1761 328 3337
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Education:
Chemist, TH Stuttgart
Key experience:
Project Management, Fermentation, Chemical and Formulation Development, Drug Product, Regulatory Experience (FDA, EMEA, Bfarm), Validation, Qualification, Audits and Inspections
Previous Experience:
Independent Consultant:
CMC Management for e.g. Gilead, Trigen
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Hofmann La Roche:
Technical Team Leader for the products INVIRASE®, VIRACEPT®, TAMIFLU®
Dr. Jens Schlegel
Associate Partner
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Mail: jens.schlegel@rpd-ch.com
Mobile CH : +41 78 712 4053
Education:
Chemist, University Ulm
Economy, Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA) Zurich
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Key experience:
Drug Substance and medicinal product development, scale up, validation and commercialization, Analytical Method validation, CMC Project Management, CDMO auditing and supplier qualifications, RA, QP and QA.
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Previous Experience:
Phoenixus AG: Head CMC Global
Tillotts Pharma AG: Head Technical Alliance
RohnerChem AG: Head Chemical Development
Siegfried AG: Head Chemical Development
SynphaBase AG: Marketing Manager
Carbogen AG: Senior Chemist
Freelance Partners
Patrick Page, PhD, MBA
Freelance Consultant for RPD
Decode Pharma Partners
Mobile : +33 6 46 80 05 59
Email: patrick.page@decodepharma-partners.com
Homepage: www.decodepharma-partners.com
Education:
PhD, Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Uni. of Toulouse;
MBA, Management in Healthcare, INSEEC Paris
Key experience:
Scientific and technical: translational science, drug discovery and development planning and strategy, candidate drug identification and selection, medicinal chemistry, ADME/PK (H2L and LO), preclinical and non-clinical development, IND-enabling preclinical package, project/program management; scientific advisor board member for several young biotech companies
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Business: Innovation strategy, strategic alliance agreements, licensing in/out and transaction agreements, M&A, product positioning, product portfolio strategy, program/product due diligence for VCs and biotech companies, business plan writing and review, coaching of project owner during start-up maturation/acceleration phase, fund raising (local/national funding, Venture capitalists, business angels), biotech entrepreneur
Selected Previous Experience:
Crown Bioscience (US):
Corporate Development Director Europe
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Conicmeds SAS (FR):
Chief Development Officer and part-time CEO
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​Epiremed SAS (FR):
CEO/CSO
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​Genkyotex SA (CH):
CEO/CSO/CDO
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​Serono Pharma (CH):
Senior Project Director Preclinical Development
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​Astrazeneca (SE):
Project Director drug discovery programs
Dr. Olaf Mundszinger
Freelance Consultant for RPD
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A&O Pharmadienstleistungen
Am Sattel 17
D 79588 Efringen-Kirchen
Germany
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Phone: +49 7628 950 3119
Mobile: +49 170 275 0459
Email: o.mundszinger@aopharma.de
Homepage: www.aopharma.de
Education:
Chemist University of Freiburg and Saarland
Study of Pharmaceutical Sciences, QP
Key experience:
Qualified Person, GMP, Audits, Pharmaceutical Quality System, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Validation, IMPD Writing
Previous Experience:
Develco Pharma: Head QC, Managing director QA, QP
CU Chemie Uetikon: API manufacturing development, QC
Dr. Timo Schmidt
Freelance Consultant for RPD
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Managing Director
Talisto GmbH
Neuhofstrasse 18
CH - 8834 Schindellegi
Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 542 11 20
Mobile: +41 79 969 05 38
Email: t.schmidt@talisto.ch
Homepage: www.talisto.ch
Education:
Pharmacist, Universities Würzburg and Munich, Germany
Ph.D. University of Basel, Switzerland
Executive MBA, Instituto de Empresa, Spain
Key experience:
Product Development from concept to technology transfer including regulatory processes, Product Strategy and Life Cycle Management, IP Management, Licensing- and Business Development, RP/QP/fvP services (Switzerland), CDMO and CMC Project Management, Start-Up support (food, pharma, cosmetics).
Previous Experience:
EffRx:
Chief Scientific Officer, Member of the management board; overseeing R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Drug Safety, Intellectual Property, Technical Operation and Quality Management. Bone diseases, oncology supportive care, metabolic disease (PCOS)
IDC:
Co-founder, CEO and board member; building a product development and CMC service company from scratch (formulation development, analytical services, technology transfer). Various product classes.
Aenova:
Director Corporate R&D; global R&D and product development strategy and -services management for Temmler Group (4 R&D sites, 1 built out), business development, client consulting.
Mepha:
Various roles with increasing responsibilities from sourcing of APIs to international tech transfer and product development.
Dr. Goran Westerberg, Ph. D.
Freelance Consultant for RPD
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La Crocina Pharmaceutical Consultants Lp
Email: goran.westerberg@crocina.com
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Education:
PhD Radiopharmacology, University of Uppsala, Sweden
Key experience:
>30 years in pharmaceutical industry: Clinical and Regulatory Development, Early (Phase I-IIb) clinical studies, Preclinical Development, Due Diligence evaluations, Project Management. Experience from >600 clinical trials, including 36 FTIH studies.
Previous Experience:
Siena Biotech SpA:
Director, Clinical & Regulatory Development. Neuroscience and Oncology programs.
Pfizer/Pharmacia Inc:
Director, Clinical Pharmacokinetics. CNS-, Urology-, Oncology and Cardiovascular programs.
Pharmacia & Upjohn:
Senior Research Advisor. R&D process; Clinical and Regulatory Management.
Uppsala PET Centre:
Associate Director; Clinical Pharmacology studies.
