John Lister-james
ice President,
Chemical Development and Manufacturing
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Lister-James brings to Avid over 20 years of experience in research and development in the pharmaceutical industry, principally in the area of radiopharmaceuticals, having held management and senior management positions at Centocor, Diatide, Berlex/Schering AG, CIS-US and Xanthus.Dr. Lister-James directed CMC Development leading to the regulatory approval of three diagnostic radiopharmaceutical products and played a key role in the R&D activities leading to the discovery and early development of multiple radiodiagnostic and radiotherapeutic products.Most recently Dr. Lister-James held the position of Vice President, Development at Xanthus Pharmaceuticals, a specialty company, and he was previously responsible for Corporate CMC Development, Radiopharmaceuticals in Schering AG.Dr. Lister-James received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of London and did his post-doctoral work at MIT and Harvard Medical School on the chemistry of technetium and its application in medical imaging. He is a co-inventor of 60 U.S. patents and has co-authored over 35 peer-reviewed articles.
Research Interest
His research interest on radiopharmaceuticals
