Founder & President:
James C. Miller, MBA
James C. Miller is the founder and president of PharmSource Information Services, Inc. A preeminent expert in bio/pharmaceutical outsourcing, Jim established and presides over the pharmaceutical outsourcing industry’s principal online information database of contract service providers, PharmSource ADVANTAGE. He is editor and publisher of two newsletters, Bio/Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Report and Emerging Markets Outsourcing Report.
Jim serves as an editorial advisory board member for Advanstar Communication’s Pharmaceutical Technology and BioPharm magazines. In addition, he writes regular columns on outsourcing for Pharmaceutical Technology, Contract Services Europe and BioPharm magazines. A member of the judging panel for the annual European Outsourcing Awards, Jim also is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), and also serves on its Technical Committee.
Jim formerly was vice president of sales and marketing at Circa Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a solid dose manufacturer. Prior to that, he was president of St. Anthony Publishing, a provider of database information services for the health care industry. Jim also was a consultant in corporate strategy with the Boston Consulting Group. He holds an MBA degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Editorial Advisory Board Members:
John Budzinski, PhD
A consultant in sourcing of pharmaceutical products, John is located in West Chester, PA. He formerly was senior director of strategic sourcing for DuPont Pharmaceuticals, which outsources all of its API and intermediate manufacturing requirements. John has more than 20 years experience in discovery, process development, manufacturing and procurement.
Mak Jawadekar, PhD
Mak is currently a director, AMP (Analysis, Metrics & Performance), a part of the WorldWide Clinical Development Operations group within Pfizer Global R&D in New London, Connecticut. He is involved in looking at various R&D benchmarking metrics for speed, quality & costs, with a goal of enhancing Pharmaceutical R&D productivity. Mak also advises the R&D business on system solution approaches and best practices.
Previously, Mak was responsible for the Drug Delivery Technology Assessment function, and managed strategic-level decisions on external alliances, collaborations, and partnerships as well as due diligence activities, in conjunction with licensing & development groups, including those with external providers of drug delivery system companies. His extensive previous experience includes formulations/drug delivery R&D, clinical manufacturing operations and managing Strategic Outsourcing of drug product development activities.
Martin L. Jeiven, MS
Marty is the president of Jeiven Pharmaceutical Consulting, Inc. (JPC), which specializes in clinical materials management. He also presides over Pharmaceutical Training Seminars, Inc., which provides GMP training services. JPC helps its clients identify, audit, and select contract manufacturers and clinical packagers; provides “man in the plant” services during production operations; and provides GMP compliance training. Prior to starting his own company, Marty was Manager of Clinical and Pre-Clinical Materials at RW Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute.
Jim Kirwin
Jim is assistant vice president, clinical development, at Wyeth Research, where he is responsible for the Shared Services Group that provides centralized logistical support for Phase I-III development programs. Previously, Jim was assistant vice president, global clinical operations, for the Global Medical Affairs Department in Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, where he was responsible for global Phase IV operations. He has held clinical operations and outsourcing positions with Purdue Pharma as well as AstraZeneca and its predecessor organizations. Jim received a BS in microbiology from the Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the University of Delaware.
Howard L. Levine, PhD
Howard is the president of BioProcess Technology Consultants, a consulting firm specializing in biopharmaceutical process development, manufacturing, and engineering. Previously, Howard was Vice President of Manufacturing Operations at Repligen Corporation, and has worked for Amgen, Genentech, and Xoma. He has lectured extensively on downstream processing and manufacturing in biotechnology.
Julie Pedelini
Julie is the senior director of Global Pharma R&D Sourcing at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development.
PharmSource Senior Staff:
Judy Ludwin Miller, MBA
Judy has been with PharmSource since 1998, and is vice president. She brings a wealth of experience in management, marketing, business development and sales consulting. Judy holds a BA degree from NYU and an MBA degree from Northeastern University.
Nathalie McComb, PhD
Nathalie is a scientific analyst at PharmSource. Previously, she was a research analyst for a CRO and later an internal scientific consultant for a defense law firm specialized in pharmaceutical litigation. Nathalie holds a PhD degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Kansas.
Brooke Wilson, BS (Honours)
Brooke is a senior research analyst at PharmSource, and heads the PharmSource Lead Sheet research team. Prior to joining the company in 2005, Brooke was a scientific research assistant for a biotechnology company in Sydney, Australia. Brooke has a BS degree in Biotechnology with Honours from the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Ryan J. Worthen, BS, BA
Ryan is a research analyst at PharmSource. He holds a BS degree in biology, with a minor in chemistry and a BA degree in Spanish, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining PharmSource, Ryan worked as a research technician in the Neuroscience Center of the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, and has been a named author on research publications.
Julia Galitski, MS
Julia is an electronic publishing coordinator at PharmSource. She holds an MS degree in Chemical Engineering from the Moscow State University for Engineering Ecology (Moscow, Russia). Julia previously was the head of marketing and advertising for a Moscow-based engineering equipment firm. She is pursuing an MBA degree part-time at George Mason University.
Ann Sangthong, MPH
Ann is a senior research analyst at PharmSource. She is an experienced specialist in both quality control and clinical document control for regulatory and database information sources. Ann has a BA degree in Biology as well as an MPH degree with a concentration in Epidemiology, both from George Mason University.
Eurona Earl Tilley, MS
Eurona is the managing editor at PharmSource. A widely published biomedical writer and editor with over 15 years of research and teaching experience, Eurona holds a MS in Microbiology and Immunology from Georgetown University, a BS in Materials Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a BS in Chemistry from Spelman College.
Blythe Moore, BS
Blythe is an account manager. A Summa Cum Laude graduate of North Carolina State University, she holds a BS degree in Biological Sciences. She’s had experience with customer service, sales and administration, and has a passion for the biological sciences.
Pamela Hider, BS
Pammy is a reseach analyst at PharmSource. She has a BS degree in biology from Virginia Tech, and is studying part-time for a MS degree in environmental science at George Mason University. Pammy has worked at the National Wildlife Federation in customer relations and database maintenance, and she interned at Walt Disney’s Animal Kingdom doing enzyme-immunoassays for reproductive research, where she also provided guest interpretation and education.
