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Takeshi Yura, Ph.D. has been appointed assistant director, medicinal chemistry at AMRI. Dr. Yura reports to managing director Raymond Yeung at the company’s drug discovery services operations in Singapore.
Dr. Yura has more than 22 years of scientific and leadership experience in discovery chemistry, project management and business development. Most recently, he was a director at Dishman Japan Ltd., responsible for sales and business development activities for contract manufacturing services. Prior to that, he served as discovery chemistry research head at Pfizer Japan, dedicated primarily to pain and gastrointestinal drug discovery. He also served as section head, medicinal chemistry at Bayer Yakuhin, focused on urology and asthma.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Yura to our AMRI leadership team,” said Raymond Yeung. “His extensive experience as both a scientist and project leader will contribute significantly to the rapid growth and expansion we are experiencing in Singapore. The addition of Dr. Yura expands further our ability to provide integrated discovery services to our growing base of customers in Japan, throughout Asia and around the globe.”
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Dr. Yura has more than 22 years of scientific and leadership experience in discovery chemistry, project management and business development. Most recently, he was a director at Dishman Japan Ltd., responsible for sales and business development activities for contract manufacturing services. Prior to that, he served as discovery chemistry research head at Pfizer Japan, dedicated primarily to pain and gastrointestinal drug discovery. He also served as section head, medicinal chemistry at Bayer Yakuhin, focused on urology and asthma.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Yura to our AMRI leadership team,” said Raymond Yeung. “His extensive experience as both a scientist and project leader will contribute significantly to the rapid growth and expansion we are experiencing in Singapore. The addition of Dr. Yura expands further our ability to provide integrated discovery services to our growing base of customers in Japan, throughout Asia and around the globe.”
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