Howard Mayer
surgery
Affiris
Norway
Biography
Howard Mayer, MD, is Senior Vice President and Head of Global Clinical Development at Shire. Previously, Dr Mayer was Chief Medical Officer at EMD Serono, Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs for Virology at Pfizer leading the clinical development program of Selzentry, a novel oral entry inhibitor for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, and has worked on antibacterial drug development at Bristol-Myers Squibb. With Dr. Mayer’s extensive clinical and commercial expertise in anti-infective drug development, he was recognized in 2011 as one of PharmaVoice’s 100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences Industry. Dr. Mayer has authored more than 70 publications and abstracts.
Research Interest
surgery