COPENHAGEN, JULY 01 2018 – AntibioTx, a clinical stage, pharmaceutical company targeting antimicrobial infections and microbiome-related disorders today announced that the company has expanded the management team with Umar Hayat, Ph.D. as VP of CMC and Supply Chain.
Dr. Morten Sommer, Chief Scientific Officer of AntibioTx commented: ”As the company continues to expand into new areas the role of CMC becomes increasingly important for our success. We are delighted to have engaged with such a capacity as Umar and are looking very much forward working with him on the team”
Umar Hayat, Ph.D. will be the VP of CMC and Supply Chain at AntibioTx and will, in particular, be responsible for the late-stage clinical part of CMC. Dr. Hayat has more than 18 years of experience in pharmaceutical development, manufacturing and supply chain. He held senior level positions with Relypsa, Anacor and Transcept Pharmaceuticals. Played a pivotal role in the CMC development and commercialization of Veltassa® (USA and EU), a treatment for hyperkalemia, Intermezzo® for MOTN insomnia, Kerydin® for onychomycosis, and Eucrisa® for atopic dermatitis. Umar received his Ph.D. in process engineering from INP-Toulouse, France and Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada.
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