BIOVECTRA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF GORDON C. MCCAULEY AND STEVEN M. KLOSK TO BOARD

Charlottetown, P.E.I. (October 21, 2021) – BIOVECTRA, a leading Canadian biotech and pharmaceutical CDMO has appointed Gordon C. McCauley, President and CEO of adMare BioInnovations and Steven Klosk CEO (retired) Cambrex Corporation, to its board of directors. “Mr. Klosk and Mr. McCauley are innovative executives who offer a wealth of experience to the BIOVECTRA Board […]

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BIOVECTRA Enhances Manufacturing Capacity and Flexibility with ABEC’s CSR® Large-Scale, Single-Use Microbial Fermentation Technology

For immediate release ABEC’s Custom Single Run (CSR) fermentation solutions offer working volumes up to 1,000 liters  Bethlehem, PA, USA, and Charlottetown, CANADA, September 20, 2021 – ABEC, a global provider of integrated solutions and services for biopharmaceutical manufacturing and BIOVECTRA, a CDMO specializing in clinical-to-commercial scale production of high-quality regulated Biologics, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, […]

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Mallinckrodt Agrees to Sell BIOVECTRA Inc. to H.I.G. Capital for $250 Million

Statement from BIOVECTRA President, Oliver Technow, on BIOVECTRA’s sale to H.I.G. Capital: “We are very excited to enter into this new chapter with H.I.G. Capital! Under their stewardship we have a fantastic opportunity to continue building and growing our business right here in Atlantic Canada.” Official press release: Mallinckrodt Agrees to Sell BIOVECTRA Inc. to […]

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BIOVECTRA Inc. hosts roundtable discussion with Minister Bernadette Jordan and other key Windsor community stakeholders to discuss planned five-year, $144.6 million expansion project

BIOVECTRA Inc. hosts roundtable discussion with Minister Bernadette Jordan and other key Windsor community stakeholders to discuss planned five-year, $144.6 million expansion project Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (March 7, 2019) – On March 6, 2019, BIOVECTRA Inc., an Atlantic Canadian Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), hosted a roundtable discussion at its Windsor, Nova Scotia […]

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BIOVECTRA Inc. Announces the Offer of High Quality, Fully Synthetic cGMP Cannabidiol (CBD) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)

BIOVECTRA Inc. Announces the Offer of High Quality, Fully Synthetic cGMP Cannabidiol (CBD) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (March 17, 2019) – BIOVECTRA Inc., a U.S. Food and Drug Administration- and Health Canada-inspected and approved Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), announces the offer of high quality, fully synthetic cGMP CBD […]

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BIOVECTRA Inc. Invests $1.5M in Large-Scale Synthetic Reactor Replacements and Analytical Development Capabilities

BIOVECTRA Inc. Invests $1.5M in Large-Scale Synthetic Reactor Replacements and Analytical Development Capabilities BIOVECTRA Inc., a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), today announced new investments in its large-scale synthetic chemistry and analytical development capabilities. To continue serving its client’s cGMP manufacturing needs, BIOVECTRA completed the replacement of two 4,000L vessels used for small […]

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  • 20+ years at GSK, leading R&D activities on multiple vaccine programs
  • Recently held positions in industry include: Senior Director (Function Head), Protein Biochemistry; Director, Antigen Design & Prototype Production; and, Associate Director, Antigen Design and Protein Characterization.
  • Key areas of expertise are:
    • Process development of protein Biologics/Recombinant Antigens
    • Recombinant protein expression (mammalian, insect, yeast, bacterial)
    • Production/design of Viral Vectors, mRNA vaccines, Bacterial outer membrane vesicles
    • Protein Engineering and Structural Biology
    • Defining quality attributes, biophysical characterization of proteins, and analytical strategy
  • Post graduate degrees in Functional Genomics (Université Laval) and Bioinformatics (MIT); M. Sc. Microbiology and Immunology (Laval).
  • 25+ Patent & 5 Scientific Publications

Normand Blais – Senior Director Development & Innovation, Biologics

  • 20+ years at GSK, leading R&D activities on multiple vaccine programs
  • Recently held positions in industry include: Senior Director (Function Head), Protein Biochemistry; Director, Antigen Design & Prototype Production; and, Associate Director, Antigen Design and Protein Characterization.
  • Key areas of expertise are:
    • Process development of protein Biologics/Recombinant Antigens
    • Recombinant protein expression (mammalian, insect, yeast, bacterial)
    • Production/design of Viral Vectors, mRNA vaccines, Bacterial outer membrane vesicles
    • Protein Engineering and Structural Biology
    • Defining quality attributes, biophysical characterization of proteins, and analytical strategy
  • Post graduate degrees in Functional Genomics (Université Laval) and Bioinformatics (MIT); M. Sc. Microbiology and Immunology (Laval).
  • 25+ Patent & 5 Scientific Publications

Oliver Technow - Chief Executive Officer

  • Industry Master Degree from Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce, Frankfurt Germany.
  • More than 20 years of global pharmaceutical industry experience.
  • Held numerous leadership positions in commercial development, marketing and brand management, and lifecycle management and has extensive product launch and market access expertise in Europe and North America.
  • In 1997, joined Eisai GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany and in 2002, was appointed Director, CNS Business Unit; in 2006, was appointed Vice President, Head of Global Marketing for Eisai Inc. in Woodcliff Lake, NJ;  in 2011, was appointed Vice President, Established Products Business Unit; in 2013, was appointed President & General Manager for Eisai Limited in Mississauga, ON.
  • Appointed President of BIOVECTRA Inc., December 10, 2015.
  • Board Director for BIOTECanada
  • Member of the Steering Council of Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC)
  • In 2017, appointed to the Government of Canada’s Health/Bio-sciences Strategic Economic Table
  • In November 2019, promoted to Chief Executive Officer at BIOVECTRA
  • In June 2020, named new Chair of PEI BioAlliance Board of Directors