Menelas Pangalos

Biography

Mr. Menelas Pangalos is an Executive Vice President - IMED Biotech Unit and Global Business Development of AstraZeneca PLC., since January 2013. He was appointed Executive Vice-President, IMED in January 2013 and leads AstraZeneca’s small molecule discovery research and early-stage development activities. Mene joined AstraZeneca from Pfizer, where he was Senior Vice-President and Chief Scientific Officer of Neuroscience Research. Previously, he held senior discovery and neuroscience roles at Wyeth and GSK. He completed his undergraduate degree in biochemistry at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London and earned a doctorate in neurochemistry from the University of London. He is a Visiting Professor of Neuroscience at King’s College, London. In the UK, Mene serves on the Medical Research Council and the Innovation Board for the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.

Research Interest

Petrochemical Oil and Gas Industrial Management Plant Process Control