Marken has appointed Navnit Patel, Ph.D., as vice president, Global Quality Assurance, effective March 05, 2018. 

Dr. Patel will focus on enhancing Marken’s industry-leading quality systems and set new standards for the movement and storage of clinical trial materials.  Marken’s ongoing quality initiatives include implementation of a recently updated Quality Management System (QMS), expansion of the company’s own Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification program, and adding increased capabilities to its electronic document management system.  

During his 23-year career, Dr. Patel served in various quality management positions with leading global pharmaceutical and biotech companies, most recently as Director of Quality Assurance & Quality Control at Infinite Biologics: Rutgers University Cells and DNA Repository. Prior to that, he held roles at companies including Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and more.

Wes Wheeler, chief executive officer, commented, “Navnit is a seasoned quality leader who brings to Marken a wealth of experience, energy and expertise in pharmaceutical quality assurance, quality control and quality systems management. We are excited to have Navnit join our management team and look forward to his leadership as we take our quality management systems to a whole new level.”