J. Guy Steenrod

Biography

J. Guy Steenrod co-founded Irix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 1996 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Principal. Mr. Steenrod has been responsible for taking six new drugs from discovery to market at Irix. He had already had an extensive career in pharmaceuticals with Roche - headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. During his 23-year career with Hoffman La Roche, Mr. Steenrod was responsible for Research and Development through manufacturing of bulk active ingredients for the Roche US organization. In 1991, Mr. Steenrod served as President of Roche Carolina in Florence, SC - a $500mm manufacturing 'greenfield' facility. He is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnical Institute with a BS in Chemical Engineering and MS in Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics, biotechnology, drug development, drug discovery, HPLC, GLP, Regulatory affairs, Life Sciences