Laureate Pharma Appoints Daniel E. Leone as Vice President of Business D...( PRINCETON N.J. July 28 /-...)

PRINCETON, N.J., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Laureate Pharma, Inc., a full-service biopharmaceutical development and protein production company, today announced the appointment of Daniel E. Leone as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Leone will be responsible for Laureate's worldwide business development activities, including sales and marketing. He will be supporting the company's contract development, manufacturing, and bioprocessing business.

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"We are pleased to welcome Dan to Laureate's Leadership Team," said Robert J. Broeze, Ph.D., President and CEO of Laureate. "Dan is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in business development and he brings an impressive background that includes broad international business development and management experience in contract manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. His capabilities include strong leadership, and strategic and organizational skills that have produced positive results in early stage and mature businesses."

Most recently Dan served as Executive Director of Contract Manufacturing at Ben Venue Laboratories where he was responsible for Sales, Marketing and New Business Development for its parenteral contract manufacturing services business. Prior to Ben Venue, Dan was the Vice President of Business Operations at Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals where he was responsible for Sales, Marketing, New Business Development and Supply Chain Management for its active pharmaceutical ingredients business. Prior to BI, Dan held positions of increasing responsibility at Hoechst Corporation. While at Hoechst Dan served as their Global Director, Ventures in Hoechst
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