The Amgen Bioprocessing Center Advisory Board (ABCAB) consists of scientists, engineers, academics, and corporate executives who provide support and advice to KGI’s Amgen Bioprocessing Center.
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Daniel Abramzon Principal Project Manager, R&D, Genentech, Inc.
Ashraf Amanullah, PhD EVP, Technical Operations, InhibRx
Vincent Anicetti SVP, Quality and Compliance, Coherus Biosciences (ABCAB Chair 2015-2016)
Robert Baffi, PhD President of Global Manufacturing and Technical Operations, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (ABCAB Chair 2014)
Mario Becker Head of Product Management Cell Culture Technologies, Sartorius Stedim North America, Inc.
Vijay Chiruvolu, PhD SVP of Global Process Development – Cell Therapy, Kite Pharma, A Gilead Sciences Company
Jon Coffman, PhD Senior Director of Bioprocess Technology and Engineering, AstraZeneca
Larry A. Couture, PhD CEO and Director, Orbsen Therapeutics, LTD
Semsi Ensari, PhD Director, Kite Pharma, A Gilead Sciences Company
Tina Etcheverry, PhD Owner/Founder, EtchWave Consulting
Dennis M. Fenton, PhD Principal, Fenton & Associates LLC
Tom Fletcher Scientific Director, Irvine Scientific
Nuno Fontes, PhD Executive Director and Site Head of Process Science, Boehringer-Ingelheim
Erik Fouts, PhD Vice President, Novato Manufacturing, BioMarin Pharmacteutical, Inc. (ABCAB Chair 2017-2018)
Robert Garrahy VP, Bioprocess Technogies, Broadley-James Corporation
Amita Goel Founder and CEO, Celltheon Corporation
Sam Guhan, PhD VP, Process Development, Amgen, Inc.
Chetan Goudar Vice President of Process Development, Amgen, Inc.
Robert Johnson, PhD Chief Operating Officer, GenVivo, Inc.
Robert Kiss, PhD Vice President Process & Analytical Development, Sutro Biopharma
Rajesh Krishnan, PhD Senior V.P., Process Development and Manufacturing, Oncternal Therapeutics
Rick Lit Head of Scientific Operations, Blue Note Therapeutics
Gargi Maheshwari, PhD Associate Vice President, Merck and Company, Inc.
Mary Mallaney Associate Director, CMC Team Leader, Juno Therapeutics, A Cellgene Company
Eugene Martini Senior Vice President, Engineering, ISP – Integrated Project Services, LLC
Steve Mendivil Senior Advisor, Amgen, Inc.
Joe Newell Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Operations Officer, Atara BioTherapeutics
Bill Rich Vice President, Device Technologies
Vinit Saxena, PhD President and CEO, Separagen Corporation
Abhinav Shukla, PhD Vice President & Head, Manufacturing, CRISPR Therapeutics
Tom Smart Chariman & CEO, Saccharo, Inc.
Jay Stout, PhD Sage BioSolutions
Gordon Vehar, PhD Vice President of Research, BioMarin Pharmacteutical, Inc.
Vic Vinci, PhD Vice President, Product Development, Catalent Biologics (ABCAB Chair 2019-2020)
Weichang Zhou, PhD VP, WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd.
Mark Zimmerman, PhD Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, Interim Vice President, Operations, ViaCyte