Authors

Athenecia Faggins

Dr. Athenecia Faggins is Director of Minaris Advanced Therapies

Erik Wiklund

Erik Digman Wiklund is CEO of Circio. He has deep scientific knowledge in RNA and cancer biology and 13 years of pharma and biotech industry experience in a variety of functions including R&D, finance and business development. Wiklund holds a PhD in molecular biology from Aarhus University in Denmark and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia.

Chris Chen is the CEO of WuXi Biologics. Dr Chen served on the International Board of Directors for ISPE and holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

Vibha Jawa

Dr. Vibha Jawa is Chief Scientific Officer at EpiVax, where she leads scientific strategy and innovation in immunogenicity and translational science. Previously, she held leadership roles at Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, and Amgen, supporting biologics, vaccines, and cell and gene therapy development. With more than 20 years of industry experience, she has contributed to more than 20 IND, BLA, and MAA filings. Jawa has authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and serves in multiple leadership roles within AAPS and other scientific organizations. She was named an AAPS Fellow in 2022.

Shalaan Beg

Shaalan Beg is chief medical officer, oncology at ConcertAI.