Pii Hires Roberto Almodóvar Febles as Head of Aseptic Operations
Febles will oversee day-to-day aseptic manufacturing at Pharmaceutics International, Inc.
PharmaceuticsInternational, Inc. (Pii) announced in an Aug. 31, 2021 press release that Roberto Almodóvar Febles has been hired as their Head of Aseptic Operations. In this role, Febles will oversee and manage day-to-day aseptic manufacturing. He will work closely with Sam Chia, the head of aseptic manufacturing science and technology, as well as the operations leadership team members.
Prior to joining Pii, Febles worked with Baxter Healthcare, Amgen, iPR Pharmaceuticals (the CMO for AstraZeneca), and Mylan. He earned a Bachelors of Science in both Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, and an Executive Master degree in Business Administration from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Cupey Campus.
“Roberto is an experienced manufacturing leader with more than 15 years of progressive experience in aseptic manufacturing as an operator, supervisor, and manager,” said Kurt Nielsen, CEO of Pii, in a company press release. “I am confident Roberto and the other teams will work to successfully deliver on-time, and right first time, for our clients."
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