On Wednesday, March 26 the MPCHS University-Boston IPhO Chapter hosted an exciting event entitled, “The Emerging World of the Industry Pharmacist” on the MCPHS-Boston campus.

Over 200 Industry Pharmacists, Fellows, and Students came together to network and discuss industry pharmacists’ emerging role and future growth opportunities. The event featured a keynote address from Michael Ku, PharmD, VP Global Clinical Supply for Pfizer and a panel discussion about challenges and opportunities for industry pharmacists moderated by IPhO Executive Director James Alexander. The panel was comprised of a number of accomplished industry pharmacists from Boston-area biopharmaceutical companies, including:

• Tanya Basu, Manager, Medical Information, Sunovion
• Kelly Hageman, Fellow, Global Medical Affairs, Sanofi Oncology
• Dipak Mistry, Senior Medical Science Liaison, BMS
• Scott McConnell, Senior Director, Global Medical Information, Cubist
• Drilon Saliu, Worldwide Medical Director, Medical Affairs, BD Diabetes Care

MCPHS University President Charles Monahan delivered the welcoming address, and closing remarks were provided by MCPHS Assistant Dean and Fellowship Director Bernie Tyrrell.

Many thanks to the MCPHS-Boston IPhO Student Chapter, including student leaders Sonny Shah, Nicholas Heath, Neal Kharawala, Paul Avenoso, Mary Salatino, Bridget Cloonan, Sandeep Singh, Alisha Couto, Pooja Patel, and Chintan Patel.

Stay tuned as we will be featuring a video series from the “Emerging World” event on the IPhO website in the near future!