Menelas Panga
Executive Vice-President
IMED Biotech Unit
AstraZeneca
Philippines
Biography
Mene Pangalos is Executive Vice-President of AstraZeneca’s Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit. A member of the company’s Senior Executive team, Mene has overall responsibility for the company’s pharmaceutical discovery research and early development activities. Since joining AstraZeneca in 2010, Mene has been instrumental in rebuilding the company’s commitment to science and scientific excellence. He has led the transformation of R&D productivity; driven deeper collaborations with academic, biotech and peer organisations; pioneered programmes to promote Open Innovation and fostered a science driven culture that rewards great science and truth-seeking behaviours.
Research Interest
Medicinal Science
