Dr John Coates
Mentor- Business Collaborationsv
Pharmaceutical sciences
Paras Biopharmaceuticals
Finland
Biography
Dr John Coates is our Mentor- Business Collaborations in Paras Biopharmaceuticals Finland Oy. Dr Coates has a long cherished and highly successful career. Following the achievement of his degree in Chemistry and a PhD sponsored by Cellmark, Astra Zeneca under Peter Sammes at the University of Surrey, Dr Coates joined the pharmaceutical industry initially in various sales and marketing positions, joining Merck Generics in 2001 as Technical Business Development Manager. In 2005, Dr Coates joined Schwarz Pharma as Business Development Manager and following the takeover by UCB in 2007, he moved to UCB’s Business Development team in 2008. In 2011 Dr Coates joined Wockhardt as their European Business Development Director,moving to Switzerland in 2011. Dr Coates is a Non- Executive Director of Bright Pharma, UK. Dr Coates participated in many in and out-licensing deals and has an extensive network of connections across Europe and beyond. He is an active member of the Pharmaceutical Licensing Group, having sat on the UK committee before moving to Switzerland.
Research Interest
Chemistry , Organic, inorganic and medicinal chemistry.
