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Ajinomoto Althea
The contract development and manufacturing service organization has appointed Dr. Lori McDonald as vice president of compliance at Althea.
McDonald brings expertise in the areas of CMC regulatory affairs, dossier filing (IND/NDA/ANDA/BLA) preparations, and FDA, EMEA, MHRA inspections.
Before joining Althea, McDonald was the global vice president of quality, product supply biotech, at Bayer Healthcare for seven years.
In addition to hiring McDonald, Althea has grown its headcount by 30% in order to accommodate its growth trajectory.
According to the company, its business has grown 25% annually since its acquisition by Ajinomoto in 2013. In 2016 its overall new business increased by 35%.