H. Barry Robins

Biography

 Mr. Robins: Our goal is to help clients efficiently move their discoveries through the drug development process. DavosPharma was originally launched as Davos Chemical Corporation back in 1972. 1972 was a very different time; the world was in the midst of the first major oil crisis, the availability of commodities based on oil suddenly became unpredictable, and prices and delivery times skyrocketed. Outsourcing, especially for pharmaceuticals, was unknown. For the first decade, Davos engaged in the oil based commodity and specialty chemicals market, gradually moving into made to order custom manufacturing which emerged in the 1980s. During the 80s, the market for custom manufactured raw materials and intermediates for specialty chemicals, agricultural and pharmaceutical products matured. By the 90s, most of the industries were outsourcing more and more of the early processes, with pharma lagging the others. By the late 90s, even pharma had fully endorsed the outsourcing model for custom starting materials and advanced intermediates. Davos continued to evolve in this market place. By the turn of the millennium, the start-up or biotech sector emerged based on the availability of risk capital. This model emphasized the role of virtual development and manufacturing. Davos’ unique experience positioned us to offer our custom manufacturing services through GMP manufacturing of both the API and dosage form. By this time, Davos had almost exclusively targeted the pharmaceutical sector prompted by the enormous growth in risk capital investing in meeting unmet medical needs. Davos is completely virtual, utilizing the tremendous technical capabilities of manufacturers worldwide. Our capital is the knowledge, skills and experience of the talented group of staff assembled at Davos. The majority of employees have both advanced technical degrees and prior experience working in pharmaceutical development.

Research Interest

  Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Drug Discovery