GLENN A. MEYER, B.Pharm., Ph.D.
Address: **** ********* ****
Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone: Home: 910-***-****
Cellular: 910-***-****
OBJECTIVE:
My objective is to contribute to a pharmaceutical company, university or a
consulting firm; whether in a consulting capacity, contract research,
manufacturing based or clinically focused, to advance product development
and commercial success using a history of research based pharmaceutical
skills ranging from formulation and manufacturing to clinical protocol
design, from IP to regulatory science, to materially grow the business in
which I am working.
CURRICULUM VITAE:
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY:
March 2012 to Present
Live Oak Pharmaceuticals Inc, Wilmington, NC
Company founded for consulting services in the development of ideas
and products to achieve innovative solutions for unmet medical needs
in the field of pharmaceutical products. Experienced in product
design, design of experiments, scale up, manufacturing, validation,
IND, ANDA and NDA regulatory writing, PK study design and analysis,
clinical protocol development and endpoint selection, data analysis,
product differentiation, market analysis and product launch.
December 2001 to February 2012
Osmotica Pharmaceutical Corp., Wilmington, NC
Oct. 2004 to Feb. 2012 Chief Scientific Officer
Responsible for all R&D operations of Osmotica Holdings Corp. and its
subsidiaries and affiliates as well as global laboratory services
(internal and outsourced functions from 6 different GMP locations).
Critical functions include medical affairs, clinical development,
preclinical development, bioanalytical and biostatistics, formulations
research, analytical research/stability, and the intellectual property
departments. R&D focus utilizing Osmotica's proprietary osmotic
tablet platform for delivery of pharmaceuticals and applications to
the neuroscience field. Accomplishments include development and
launch of multiple ANDA's, alternative antidepressant therapy, novel
once a day therapy in Parkinson's disease for levodopa induced
dyskinesias, and therapy for spasticity in MS (FDA SPA Agreement
reached). Responsible for new product and patent identification,
finalization of product selection, IP, regulatory strategy, product
design/optimization and clinical development for both generic and NDA
programs.
Personnel: 56 professionals/scientists/technicians in Argentina and 11
professionals in the USA
Dec. 2001 to Oct. 2004 COO and Director (Founder of US Operations)
Responsible for North America operations for Osmotica Holding Inc. and
serving on the Board of Directors for Osmotica USA Corporation. The
sole officer for Osmotica USA with an office staff responsible for
business development, finance, regulatory affairs and quality
assurance as a pharmaceutical company specializing in osmotic tablet
technology platforms and particular emphasis in neuroscience
applications. Additional responsibilities include the overall R&D
direction of the Holding company including R&D in Buenos Aries,
Argentina, and strategic direction for the joint venture, Osmotica
Europe. Successfully transitioned the company to have successful NDA
and ANDA filings resulting in a profitable going concern focused on
specialty generics and unmet medical needs in neurology.
March 1995 to December 2001
aaiPharma Inc., Wilmington, NC
Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2001 Senior Director, R&D Operations, aaiResearch,
Division of aaiPharma, Inc.
Responsible for all research and development activities within
aaiResearch. Groups include Formulations, GMP Analytical Research,
Physical Chemistry and Project Management. Key participant in the
negotiation, creation and serving on two Joint Venture Management
Committees (Tanabe-Seikyu and Osmotica) with responsibility for
product selection, development and partnering/licensing activities.
Key accomplishments include achieving both a broadening of the
technology capabilities of aaiResearch (4 new technologies in-licensed
in 2Q2001) as well as initiating Phase 3 trials on a new pain therapy
product.
Jan. 1999 to Jan. 2001 Senior Director, Product Life Cycle Management,
R&D
Responsible for R&D efforts involved with product life cycle
management initiatives. Responsibilities ranged from project
selection, definition, technology matching, and product attribute
evaluations to project direction and interdisciplinary project
management until partner has approval for the new product. Played key
role in collaboration resulting in significant technology advancement
and major licensing contract with a marketing partner.
Aug. 1997 to Jun. 1999 Director, Formulation Development Division
Responsible for staff of 30 professionals, including five Manager's,
and 25 bachelor's, master's and Ph.D's. Technical responsibilities
ranged from initial formulation identification to scale-up and
transfer into a production environment. Dosage forms include tablets,
capsules, controlled release, sachets, sublingual, intravenous, IM,
SC, lyophilized powders, oral liquids, suspensions, and topical
creams, lotions and ointments. Molecules range from small
conventional chemical entities to oligopeptides, oligonucleotides,
polypeptides and polymer systems with an emphasis on fast timelines.
Mar. 1995 to Aug. 1997 Senior Manager, Formulation Development
Division
Responsible for a staff of nine professionals with functional
responsibilities covering all Scale-up and Biotechnology projects.
Responsible for implementation of a statistically based experimental
design focus for all FDA registration level work in both solid oral
dosage and parenteral products.
Aug. 1989 to Mar. 1995
Abbott Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Products Division, North Chicago, IL
Feb. 1994 to Mar. 1995 Project Manager, Product Development
Managed professional staff of nine people and budget responsibilities
in excess of $4.4 million. Provided technical expertise on
parenteral, and all Abbott enteral and softgel projects. Participated
in pre-approval inspection activities for an NDA product and wrote
multiple CMC sections for parenteral, enteral and softgel dosage form
INDs. Managed all production support activities for Abbott softgel
products and directly managed full scale validation and launch
activities for a major cardiovascular product.
Mar. 1993 to Feb. 1994 Group Leader, Liquid Products Development
Managed professional staff of six people and budget responsibilities
in excess of $3.7 million. Extensive expertise in the formulation,
scale up and writing of CMC sections associated with NDA filings.
Mar. 1991 to May 1993 Senior Research Pharmacist, Liquid
Products Development
Initiated feasibility studies and development efforts for softgel,
enteral and parenteral dosage forms. Project leadership
responsibilities for multiple internal projects and technical
expertise on selected parenteral and softgel projects. Coordinated
full scale re-validation of multiple softgel products.
May 1990 to Mar. 1991 Research Pharmacist, Drug Delivery
Conducted feasibility work associated with inhalation and oral peptide
delivery.
Aug. 1989 to May 1990 Research Pharmacist, Solids Product
Development
Developed formulations for clinical study and evaluated reformulation
in support of existing products. Initiated taste-making research and
investigations in characterization of the interconversion and solid
state properties of drug polymorphs.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Sciences 1989
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
Thesis Title: Characterization of the Synthesis and Hydrolysis
of a Polymeric
Based Indomethacin Prodrug
B.S. B. S. in Pharmacy 1984
Albany College of Pharmacy Albany, NY
ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIETIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) - 1986 to
present
Movement Disorder Society - 2006 to present
American Academy of Neurology - 2008 to present
American College of Clinical Pharmacology - 2010 to present
List of Patents, Publications/Abstracts, Presentations:
Patents and Patent Applications:
Triple Combination Release Multi-layered Tablet, US Application Serial #
60/754,972, filed 12/29/05
Extended Release Solid Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Carbidopa and
Levodopa, US Application Serial # 60/705,839, filed 08/05/05
Osmotica Device Containing Amantadine and An Osmotic salt, US Patent Number
8,252,331 Issued 8/28/12
Osmotica Device Containing a Venlafaxine Salt and a Salt Having an Ion in
common, US Application Serial # 60/533,577, filed 12/29/03
Combination Treatment for Impaired Motor function in Dementia, US
Application Serial 60/452-055, filed 03/05/03
Combination Treatment for Impaired Motor Function in Parkinson's disease,
US Application Serial # 60/452,077, filed 03/05/03
Oral Liquid Compositions, U.S. Patent 6,365,180, Issued April 2, 2002.
Pharmaceutical Formulation, U.S. Patent 6,316,020 Issued November 13, 2001
Pharmaceutical Unit Dosage Form, U.S. Patent 6,312,723, Issued November 6,
2001
Method for Improving Bioavailability, U.S. Patent 6,312,712, Issued
November 6, 2001
Oral Liquid Compositions, U.S. Patent 6,287,594, Issued September 11, 2001
Pharmaceutical Formulation, U.S. Patent 6,245,352, Issued June 12, 2001
Prolamine Coatings for Taste-Masking, U.S. Patent 5,609,909, Issued 3/11/97
Prolamine Coatings for Taste-Masking Orally-Administrable Medicaments, U.S.
Patent 5,599,556, issued 2/4/97
Self-Emulsifying Formulations of Lipophilic Drugs, Application filed
5/9/95, File D-18875.
New Terazosin Polymorph and Pharmaceutical Composition, U.S. Patent
5,294,615, Issued 3/15/94.
System for Delivering an Active Substance for Sustained Release, U.S.
Patent 5,160,742, issued 11/3/92.
Publications/Abstracts:
CSF and Plasma PK Parameters of R-baclofen: Arbaclofen vs. the Racemic
Mixture, Meyer, G, Boyd, D. and Fischbein, G. Presented at the America
Academy of Clinical Pharmacology, September, 2011, Chicago, IL.
Plasma and CSF Levels of Arbaclofen are Not Associated with Drowsiness,
Meyer, G, Boyd, D. and Fischbein, G. Presented at the America Academy of
Clinical Pharmacology, September, 2011, Chicago, IL.
Single-dose Plasma PK Parameters of Arbaclofen, R-baclofen, and S-baclofen,
Meyer, G, Boyd, D. and Fischbein, G. Presented at the America Academy of
Clinical Pharmacology, September, 2011, Chicago, IL.
Analysis of Vacuum - and Beam-sensitive Pharmaceutical Compounds in the
Electron Microscope, Neilly, J.P., Zaluzec, N.J., Meyer, G.A. Miller, M.F.,
(In): Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of
America, G.W. Bailey and A.J. Garrett-Reed, eds., San Francisco, San
Francisco Press, 1994 pp. 666-667.
Characterization of Hydroxypropylcellulose-Indomethacin Grafts as a
Function of Molecular Weight, G.A. Meyer, R.T. Lostritto, J.F. Johnson, J.
App. Polymer Sci., 42, 2247-2253, (1991).
Development of a Novel Moisture Uptake Device, Presented at the AAPS
Midwest Regional Meeting, May 6, 1990, Chicago, IL.
Characterization of the Synthesis and Hydrolysis of a Polymeric
Indomethacin Prodrug, Glenn A. Meyer, Thesis from University of
Connecticut, Copyright 1989.
Mathematical Modeling of the Hydrolysis of a Model Polymeric Prodrug,
Pharm. Research, 6(9), S-144 (1989), Presented at AAPS National Meeting,
November 1989, Atlanta, GA.
A Method of Self Calibration of Molecular Weight Distribution
Determinations for Liquid Crystalline Polymers, G.A. Meyer, J.F. Johnson,
H.H. Chin, L.V. Azaroff, J. Liq. Chromatography, 11(8), 1595-1603 (1988).
Characterization of the Synthesis and Hydrolysis of a Polymeric
Indomethacin Prodrug, Pharm. Research, 5(9), (1988), Presented at AAPS
National Meeting, November 1988, Orlando, FL.
Characterization of a Polymeric Indomethacin Prodrug, Pharm. Research,
4(9), (1987), Presented at AAPS National Meeting, November 1987 Boston, MA.
Presentations:
Assessing the issues of pivotal clinical trials and the "fit" for
conducting the trial in international clinical centers, Presented at
Outsourcing Clinical Trials - Southeast, May 16, 2012 Durham, NC
Accelerated Development of a Small Molecule with a Biotech Company,
Presented at POMA Annual Meeting, February 15, 2001 Orlando, FL.
Perspectives on Product Life cycle Management in the New Millennium,
Invited speaker at South Africa's Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences 21st
Annual Meeting, Grahamstown, South Africa, September 10-13, 2000
Perspectives on the Contract Research Organization Role in the New
Millennium, Invited speaker at South Africa's Academy of Pharmaceutical
Sciences 21st Annual Meeting, Grahamstown, South Africa, September 10-13,
2000
Accelerated Small Molecule Development with a Biotech Company for Effective
Outsourcing, Presented at Bio/Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Conference
(sponsored by CBI) March 22-24, 2000, Philadelphia, PA
Product Life Cycle Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry, Presented at
DIA 12th Annual Euromeeting, March 8-10 2000, Nice, France
Accelerated Development of a Small Molecule with a Biotech Company,
Presented at PDA West Coast Regional Meeting, December 8, 1999, San
Francisco, CA.
Successes and Lessons Learned About Contracting Small Molecule R&D at a
Biotech Company: Biogen & AAI, Inc.; Presented at DIA 2nd Annual Workshop
on Niche Service Providers and Virtual Drug and Device Development
Companies, January 25-26, 1999, Philadelphia, PA.
Optimization of a Fluidized Bed Process to Increase Drug Load and Blend
Density for an Encapsulation Process, Presented at AAPS Annual Meeting,
November 1998, San Francisco, CA.
Impact of Multiple Eutectic Temperatures on Physical and Chemical
Parameters for Acyclovir Sodium Lyophilized Powder for Constitution;
Presented at NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for
Pharmaceutical Processing Seminar on Freeze Drying of Pharmaceuticals and
Biologicals, September 23-26, 1998, Brownsville, VT.
Use of Experimental Design to Demonstrate the Influence of Particle Size
for a Wet Granulation Formulation of Acyclovir Tablets, Presented at AAPS
Eastern Regional Meeting, June 6, 1997, New Brunswick, NJ.
Product Development: The Rush to Phase I and Value Maximization AAI
Continuing Education Seminar Series; Invited Speaker entitled "The Race to
Phase I and a Final Formula", October 20-21, 1997, Burlingame, CA.
Rational Approaches to Pharmaceutical Scale Up: Design and Implementation;
Invited Speaker entitled: "Encapsulation Processes" and "How to use PAI
Preparation as a Guide for Conducting Scale up: A Product Development
Perspective", March 25-26, 1996, Morristown, NJ.