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Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services Announces Formation of External Advisory Board
SAN DIEGO and TOKYO and WETTEREN, Belgium, Mar. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services ("Aji Bio-Pharma"), a leading provider of 
biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing services, announced 
today the formation of its External Advisory Board (EAB) to provide insight 
into industry trends and high-level advice to the Company's leadership team. 

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"We are honored to have attracted such a diverse team of bio-pharmaceutical 
manufacturing industry leaders to our External Advisory Board," said David 
Enloe, President and CEO of Aji Bio-Pharma. "The deep expertise and experience 
of our EAB will be invaluable as we continue to grow our company in order to 
become a more well-rounded partner to our clients. The formation of this Board 
represents a significant step along our path to achieving our Vision Statement 
of being a leading, trusted, and innovative partner to our customers and to our 
employees."

The expert members of the External Advisory Board include:

Dr. Magda Marquet is the co-founder and co-CEO of ALMA Life Sciences, LLC, an 
early stage investment firm creating and growing innovative healthcare 
companies. Prior to starting ALMA Life Sciences, Dr. Marquet co-founded Althea 
Technologies, where she led the company to become a highly profitable contract 
manufacturing organization, ultimately resulting in a successful sale of Althea 
to Ajinomoto. She also co-founded AltheaDx, a commercial stage precision 
medicine company with the world's leading pharmacogenomics test for anxiety and 
depression. Dr. Marquet held several positions in product development and 
pharmaceutical development in companies such as Vical and Amylin 
Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Marquet holds a Ph.D in Biochemical Engineering from 
INSA/University of Toulouse, France.  

Jim Miller is an advisor on manufacturing strategy and a pre-eminent authority 
on the biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing and development industry. He is 
the founder and former President of PharmSource, the industry's principal 
source of market intelligence. He has advised most major CMOs on business 
strategy, major capital investment decisions and acquisitions; and has served 
on due diligence teams for high profile acquisitions made by private equity 
firms. Jim was also a consultant in corporate strategy at the Boston Consulting 
Group and an economist at The World Bank. He holds an MBA from the Stanford 
University Graduate School of Business.

Bob Kanuga is an experienced pharmaceutical leader with a demonstrated history 
in vaccine and biotechnology manufacturing, global procurement, contract 
manufacturing, licensing, mergers & acquisitions, and strategy development. He 
recently held the position of Vice President, Global Supply Business 
Development, while working at Merck & Co., Inc. for 30 years.  Bob is 
well-known within industry as a strong commercial and manufacturing 
professional with a MBA focused in Marketing and BS in Industrial Engineering 
from Lehigh University.

Joseph Colleluori is a veteran pharmaceutical and chemical industry executive. 
In 2003, Joe joined Lonza Inc. where he successfully combined the activity and 
business of the small molecule and biopharmaceuticals commercial organization 
which is now the foundation of Lonza Pharma & Biotech. He then went on to serve 
as Senior Vice President responsible for Corporate Strategy, Mergers & 
Acquisition and Risk Management and was a member of the Capital Investment 
Committee. He recently held the role of Head of Biopharma Sales and Business 
Development for the EMEA region. In his more than thirty years in the industry, 
Joe has completed more than thirty acquisitions and divestitures in excess of 
$10 billion. Joe has a bachelor's degree in Organic Chemistry from Bard College 
in New York; an M.S. in Organic Chemistry from the University of New Hampshire 
and Executive Business Training at New York University and the Wharton School 
of the University of Pennsylvania.

About Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services is a fully integrated contract development and 
manufacturing organization with sites in Belgium, United States, Japan, and 
India, providing comprehensive development, cGMP manufacturing, and aseptic 
fill finish services for small and large molecule APIs and intermediates. 
Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services offers a broad range of innovative platforms and 
capabilities for pre-clinical and pilot programs to commercial quantities, 
including Corynex(R) protein expression technology, oligonucleotide synthesis, 
antibody drug conjugations (ADC), high potency APIs (HPAPI), biocatalysis, 
continuous flow manufacturing and more. Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services is 
dedicated to providing a high level of quality and service to meet our client's 
needs. Learn more: www.AjiBio-Pharma.com

SOURCE:  Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services

CONTACT: Natalie Kuczkowski
         Natalie.Kuczkowski@US.AjiBio-Pharma.com
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