On April 15, 2015 the MCPHS University-Boston IPhO Chapter hosted the 2nd Annual “Emerging World of the Industry Pharmacist” at the MCPHS-Boston campus.

200 Industry Pharmacists, Fellows, and Students came together to network and celebrate the industry pharmacists’ emerging role and future growth opportunities. The event focused on industry pharmacists’ role in assisting, adapting, and responding to help meet the current nationwide and global demands of healthcare within their companies and organizations.  The event featured a keynote address from Pritesh Gandhi, PharmD, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Alnylam and a panel discussion about challenges and opportunities for growth and success of 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:

- Brian Fulling, Senior Manager, Clinical Research, Pfizer
- Kristy Grimm, Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs, Vertex
- Stephanie Melillo Fradette , Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Biogen
- Chris Robertson, Associate Director, Medical Training, Biogen
- Professor Bernard Tyrrell, Associate Dean, MCPHS University

MCPHS University Vice President Peg Johnson, on behalf of President Charles Monahan, delivered the welcoming address, and closing remarks were provided by Bridget Cloonan, IPhO Student Chapter President.

Many thanks to the MCPHS-Boston IPhO Student Chapter, including student leaders Bridget Cloonan, Sreenadh Mallavalli, Pooja Patel, Mary Salatino, Joseph Naggar, Sujal Shah, Sandeep Singh, Herjas Kalra, and Mia James.

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

Authored by Bridget Cloonan, President, MCPHS-Boston IPhO Chapter