Patrick Ward
Chief Operating Officer
Operational Management
MedicennaÂ
Canada
Biography
Patrick Ward, RPh, MBA has more than 20 years of operational experience in the pharmaceutical industry, most recently as the COO and co-Founder of Aviara Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of assets acquired from Pfizer. Previously, he was President and COO of Ocusoft, Inc., a specialty ophthalmic company, where he was also responsible for product development, manufacturing and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining Ocusoft, he was Executive Director at Encysive Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Pfizer) where he spent 13 years in business development. At Encysive, he was involved in the partnering and commercialization of Argatroban™ with GSK and Mitsubishi Pharmaceuticals,as well asb Thelin™ in Europe. He received a BS in Pharmacy from The University of Houston and an MBA in Finance from the University of St. Thomas.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical Science and Management
