John Messina
Senior Vice President, Clinical Development and Me
Executive Leadership Team
Merial
Norway
Biography
John Messina is Senior Vice President, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs for Optinose. He joined the Company in 2010 and leads the development and implementation of all clinical programs as well as clinical components of regulatory submissions and interactions with regulatory agencies. Prior to joining Optinose, Dr. Messina served as Vice President of Clinical Operations and Strategic Planning at Cephalon where he led the development, planning and execution of all company clinical programs across therapeutic areas. Additionally, he has worked at Purdue Pharma, Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Sandoz Pharmaceuticals. He has conducted clinical trials in all phases of development and served as a clinical lead for multiple NDA submissions and product launches.
Research Interest
Dr. Messina earned a PharmD from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, and completed an industrial clinical pharmacy fellowship at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. He has published extensively within the fields of analgesia and CNS clinical research.
