Roberto Almodóvar Febles was named Head of Aseptic Operations at Pharmaceutical International, Inc. (Pii). He will oversee and manage day-to-day aseptic manufacturing and work closely with Sam Chia, the Head of Aseptic Manufacturing Science and Technology (MS&T) and the Operations Leadership Team (OLT) members.
 

Roberto previously supported programs at pharmaceutical companies, including Baxter Healthcare, Amgen, iPR Pharmaceuticals (the CMO for AstraZeneca), and Mylan. Mr. Febles has experience in Lean Six Sigma, Tech Transfer, Gap Analysis and Risk Assessment, Project Management, and Warning Letter Remediation, as well as extensive knowledge of regulatory standards.
 
“Roberto is an experienced manufacturing leader with more than 15 years of progressive experience in aseptic manufacturing as an operator, supervisor and manager,” said Dr. Kurt Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer of Pii. “I am confident Roberto and the other teams will work to successfully deliver on-time, and right first time, for our clients!

Pii is a U.S.-based CDMO based in Hunt Valley, MD on a campus that includes 70 manufacturing suites with four integrated aseptic filling lines delivering quality, safety, and efficiency. The company has extensive experience with small and large molecule compounds, developing and manufacturing complex parenteral drugs, extended-release formulations, non-aqueous injectable drug products, and lyophilization.