Bilcare recently inaugurated its Centre of Excellence in Pune, India. The site has dedicated R&D sections for Packaging Research, Material Research, Analytical Research, Drug Sensitivity Studies and Package Design. The opening was attended by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, India's former president, and Dr. John L. LaMattina, president of Pfizer Global R&D. Drs. Kalam and LaMattina have recently helped Bilcare develop an anti-counterfeiting product to increase product warrant and traceability, according to a press statement.
Mohan Bhandari, chairman and managing director of Bilcare Limited, remarked, "Bilcare is emerging fast as a knowledge company with unique research capabilities to address the critical challenges of the pharmaceutical industry. With this product and the R&D center launch, we are now in a position to offer complete solutions to our global customers on counterfeiting and ensure better healthcare for tomorrow."
The Centre is also equipped with Asia's first integrated Flexo Printing machine, as well as a state-of-the art pilot plant, which was inaugurated by Dr. R Chidambaram, principal scientific advisor to the government of India, according to a press statement.
Wendel Barr has been named to the role of chief operating officer at
Covance. Mr. Barr, who is currently president of Early Development North America, will assume operating responsibility for Covance's business units worldwide and will report to
Joe Herring, Covance's chairman and chief executive officer. In addition,
Mike Lehmann, currently general manager of the preclinical laboratory facility in Madison, WI, was named president of labs North America and will serve on Covance's Global Leadership Council.
Mr. Barr joined Covance in 2000 as Vice President and General Manager of Labs North America. In 2003, he was promoted to his current role, overseeing the expansion of the Early Development North America operations in Madison, as well as planned construction in Chandler, AZ, and Manassas, VA. Prior to joining Covance, Mr. Barr was global vice president and general manager of Marconi Medical Systems. He also spent 15 years at GE in a broad variety of positions of increasing responsibility.
"These moves reflect the depth and strength of our leadership talent that enables us to promote executives from within Covance," said Mr. Herring. "Wendel is a proven leader who has demonstrated exemplary management capabilities, a track record of accomplishment, and strong client focus, as reflected by the impressive growth and expansion of our Early Development North America operations. Wendel's appointment will allow me to further focus on strategies that would continue to drive growth and deliver value to our clients, employees, and shareholders."
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