Gene Ciolfi has been promoted to vice president and general manager, Site Operations, at the Lakewood, NJ facility of DPT Laboratories. Mr. Ciolfi, who joined DPT in 2001, was named general manager of the Lakewood facility in 2008 after overseeing project management and commercial operations at DPT facilities in San Antonio and Lakewood. He has 24 years’ experience in the industry, including serving as manager of Contract Manufacturing at Bausch & Lomb Pharmaceuticals.

“Gene has been critical to DPT’s success in broadening our capabilities in sterile manufacturing services, managing more than $40 million in expansions and upgrades at the company’s Center of Excellence for Sterile & Specialty Products in Lakewood over the past two years,” said Mark Fite, Senior VP of Operations of DPT. “This new title reflects the leadership role he has assumed as we expand our position in the sterile and specialty products market.”

“While DPT is recognized as the industry leader in the semi-solids and liquids market, we have an opportunity to raise awareness of the experience and capabilities we’ve established in the sterile and specialty arena,” said Mr. Ciolfi. “DPT is well-positioned to serve the growing need among pharmaceutical companies to outsource sterile operations, and our team is excited to be moving forward with a strategy to ensure continued growth and success in this market.”