Gene Tarlton, Hemeritus Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Pfizer, will discuss the value chain of pharmaceutical products. He will provide insights into how the pharmaceutical industry operates, how it delivers innovation, and how chemical inputs are transformed into mass production.听
Dr. Eugene (Gene) Tarlton听develops protocols that govern the production of pharmaceutical products, from kilograms to tons, ensuring that government guidelines on safety and purity are met. His role in managing complex networks that connect ideas, raw materials, individuals, institutions, and markets is a great example of how innovation functions -听and it's what gives our developed economies a comparative, significant advantage.听
Dr. Tarlton is a specialist in
- Processing R&D in the pharmaceutical industry听听
- Innovation networks and pharma supply chain听听
- The cost of R&D (i.e. COVID-19 Vaccine)听
- The role of science in our society听听
Dr. Tarlton has been in the pharmaceutical industry for 40 years and worked in a variety of therapeutic areas.听He is a synthetic organic chemist whose main focus has been in cancer research and development. Dr. Tarlton is intimately aware of the considerations听in getting听a drug from the initial idea to the final NDA (New Drug Application).听