Peter Canavan

Biography

 Peter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biotechnology and a Ph.D in biochemical engineering from Dublin City University. Peter Canavan leads the US Country Pharmaceuticals Organization (CPO) Quality Assurance team, which is responsible for the implementation of quality oversight and governance in support of clinical and Investigational Medicinal Product development activities and release, stability and complaint processes for marketed products in the US CPO organization. Peter joined Novartis Pharmaceuticals Technical Operations in 1993 as a process chemist and worked in Novartis Ringaskiddy Ltd, Ireland, where he held various roles of increasing responsibility including Head of Production and Process Unit Head. In 2010, Peter moved to Pharma Development, where he assumed the role of Head of Local Supply Center US (TRD), responsible for the supply of early phase clinical drug substance. In early 2012, Peter moved to Pharma Development Quality Assurance, as Global Head of Quality Regulatory Operations & Vendor QA, leading teams who are responsible for vendor quality oversight and centralized oversight of regulatory compliance and governance to the global Pharma Development organization.

Research Interest

 Quality Assurance