Christian Fibiger

Biography

H. Christian Fibiger, Ph.D. received his B.Sc. in Chemistry and Psychology from the University of Victoria in 1966 and his Ph.D. in Psychopharmacology from Princeton University in 1970. Dr. Fibiger was formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Biovail Laboratories International (2008-2010). From 2003 until 2007 he was Vice President and Global Head of Neuroscience at Amgen. In this position he was responsible for Amgen's worldwide Neuroscience discovery efforts ranging from early exploratory research through clinical candidate selection. Before joining Amgen in 2003, Dr. Fibiger served as Vice President of Neuroscience Discovery Research and Clinical Investigation, and LRL Europe at Eli Lilly and Company. Prior to moving to Lilly in 1998, Dr. Fibiger was Professor and Head of the Division of Neurological Sciences and Chair of the University Graduate Program in Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He has made numerous contributions to neuroscience research and, during his academic career, was among the top 100 most cited scientists in neuroscience. He has received many honors for his research contributions, including the Clark Institute Prize in Psychiatry, the Heinz Lehmann Award of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology, the Killam Research Prize, the Gold Medal in Health Sciences from the Science Council of British Columbia and the Tanenbaum Distinguished Scientist Award in Schizophrenia Research. He is a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). Dr. Fibiger has served on the editorial boards of leading neuroscience journals and has been coeditor of Neuropsychopharmacology, the official publication of the ACNP. He is currently a Board member of a number of neuroscience focussed biotechnology companies, Chief Scientific Officer, HLS Therapeutics Inc., and Assistant Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance  Industrial Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy  Pharmaceutical Administration Medicinal Chemistry  Drug Discovery and Development