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The Medicine Maker / Power List / 2020

The Power List 2020

2020 has proven to be a challenging year for humanity: volcanic eruptions, bushfires, floods, storms, the melting of glaciers, and the emergence of COVID-19, which has brought much of the world to a standstill. At times like this, we believe it is even more important to recognize the many people working hard to improve our world. The professionals highlighted here are driving the industry forward and saving lives by developing new medicines. And some of these professionals will also be lending a helping hand in bringing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments to market as soon as possible. For 2020, we present the top 20 inspirational medicine makers

Small Molecules

Phil Baran
Phil Baran

Professor at Scripps Research

Minzhang Chen
Minzhang Chen

Chief Executive Officer at STA Pharmaceutical, A WuXi AppTec Company

Thomas Cech
Thomas Cech

Distinguished Professor at University of Colorado, Boulder

Kelly Chibale
Kelly Chibale

Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery & Development and South Africa Research Chair in Drug Discovery

John Chiminski
John Chiminski

Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Catalent Pharma Solutions

Paolo Colombo
Paolo Colombo

Emeritus Professor at the University of Parma

Edward Haeggström
Edward Haeggström

Chief Executive Officer at Nanoform

Johannes Khinast
Johannes Khinast

Professor of Pharmaceutical Engineering at Graz University of Technology

Steven M. Klosk
Steven M. Klosk

President and Chief Executive Officer at Cambrex Corporation

Robert Langer
Robert Langer

David H. Koch Institute Professor

Nigel Langley
Nigel Langley

Global Technology Director, Pharma Solutions at BASF Corporation

Dujuan Lu
Dujuan Lu

E&L Manager/Global Leader at SGS Life Sciences

Faith Osier
Faith Osier

Principal Investigator at Kemri-Wellcome Trust Research Program; Professor of Malaria Immunology at University of Oxford

Martyn Poliakoff
Martyn Poliakoff

Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham

GV Prasad
GV Prasad

Co-Chair and Managing Director at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

Niklas Sandler
Niklas Sandler

Chief Technology Officer at Nanoform

JoyL Silva
JoyL Silva

General Manager at Pfizer CentreOne

Matthew Todd
Matthew Todd

Chair of Drug Discovery at University College London

Martin VanTrieste
Martin VanTrieste

President and Chief Executive Officer at Civica Rx

Biopharmaceuticals

Hal Baseman
Hal Baseman

Chief Operating Officer at Valsource

Robert Bradway
Robert Bradway

Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Amgen

Rick Bright
Rick Bright

Director at the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA); and Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the US Department of Health and Human Services

Dario Campana
Dario Campana

Mrs. Lee Kong Chian Chair in Advanced Cellular Therapy and Professor, Department of Paediatrics, at the National University of Singapore

Kenneth C. Frazier
Kenneth C. Frazier

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Merck Sharp & Dohme

Mike Grippo
Mike Grippo

Senior Vice President, Strategy & Corporate at Catalent Pharma Solutions

Justin Hanes
Justin Hanes

Lewis J. Ort Professor of Ophthalmology at John Hopkins University

Jackie Hunter
Jackie Hunter

Chief Executive Officer at BENEVOLENTBIO; and CE of Clinical and Strategic Partnerships at BENEVOLENTAI

Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson

President and Chief Executive Officer at the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)

Maik Jornitz
Maik Jornitz

President and Chief Executive Officer at G-CON

Maria José Alonso
Maria José Alonso

Professor of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Santiago de Compostela

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Chair and Managing Director, Biocon

Rino Rappuoli
Rino Rappuoli

Chief Scientist and Head, External R&D at Glaxosmithkline

Mike Rea
Mike Rea

Chief Executive Officer, Idea Pharma

Melinda Richter
Melinda Richter

Global Head of JLabs at Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Luc-Alain Savoy
Luc-Alain Savoy

Global Head of Biologics – Life Sciences at SGS

James N. Thomas
James N. Thomas

EVP, Global Head of Biotherapeutics and President of US Operations at Just - Evotec Biologics

Carlo Toniatti
Carlo Toniatti

Chief Scientific Officer at IRBM

Mike Vandiver
Mike Vandiver

Senior Vice President of Biotherapeutic Operations at Just - Evotec Biologics

Emma Walmsley
Emma Walmsley

Chief Executive Officer at Glaxosmithkline

Advanced Medicine

Usman “Oz” Azam
Usman “Oz” Azam

President and Chief Executive Officer at Tmunity Therapeutics

Vered Caplan
Vered Caplan

Chief Executive Officer at Orgenesis

Massimo Dominici
Massimo Dominici

Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at the University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna

Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology at the University of California, Berkeley

Miguel Forte
Miguel Forte

Chief Executive Officer at Bone Therapeutics

Kurt Gunter
Kurt Gunter

Chief Medical Officer at Kuur Therapeutics

Rachel Haurwitz
Rachel Haurwitz

Chief Executive Officer at Caribou Biosciences

Deng Hongkui
Deng Hongkui

Changjiang Professor, the Boya Chair Professor, and Director of the Institute of Stem Cell Research at Peking University

Queenie Jang
Queenie Jang

Chief Executive Officer at the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT)

Carl H. June
Carl H. June

Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy at the University of Pennsylvania

Bruce Levine
Bruce Levine

Barbara and Edward Netter Professor in Cancer Gene Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania

Peter Marks
Peter Marks

Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA

Antonios Mikos
Antonios Mikos

Professor and Director of the Center for Engineering Complex Tissues at Rice University

Rodger Novak
Rodger Novak

Co-Founder and President at CRISPR Therapeutics

Qasim Rafiq
Qasim Rafiq

Associate Professor in Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocess Engineering at University College London

John Rossi
John Rossi

Director of Translational Sciences at Kite Pharma

Dolores Schendel
Dolores Schendel

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer at Medigene

James Thomson
James Thomson

Investigator, Regenerative Biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research

Shinya Yamanaka
Shinya Yamanaka

Director and Professor at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University

Claudia Zylberberg
Claudia Zylberberg

Chief Executive Officer at Akron Biotechnology

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