Expert teams dedicated to saving lives

Audrey Greenberg is Co-Founder and Executive Managing Director of the Center for Breakthrough Medicines. She has more than a decade of industry-leading financial experience, including a significant part of it in biotechnology and pharma services. Audrey’s experience includes work at some of the world’s largest asset managers, including AUM, which exceeded $100 billion. She was recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as one of the top trailblazers in biotech. Audrey holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Joerg Ahlgrimm is the President and Chief Executive Officer at The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. He is an Operations and Supply Chain Management Executive who has served in multi-billion dollar companies operating in biotech, vaccines, pharmaceutical and medical device markets. He is the former Head of Global Operations Pharma and Biotech at Lonza AG where he was responsible for 37 sites on four continents. Prior to Lonza, he headed the Manufacturing network of Baxter Bioscience/Baxalta with 17 plants, a significant CMO network and the largest plasma collection division of the company. His prior roles also included responsibility for Supply Chain for Baxter Bioscience.

Joerg has a passion for saving lives which is his main motivator to work in healthcare. He enjoys leading teams to achieve unprecedented performance levels and to create a work environment where people bring their best. In 2014 he was awarded “Emerging Pharma Leader.

"Alan Moore is Chief Strategy Officer at The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. Alan oversees new client development and on-boarding, building strategic partnerships and collaborations. He has 40 years of experience in the Life Sciences contract services field and most recently served as Vice President and Head of Strategic Alliances at WuXi Advanced Therapies. He was responsible for developing and maintaining strategic manufacturing relationships for autologous, allogeneic and gene-mediated cell and gene therapies, and strategic partnering in biologics services, Prior to that he served as Commercial Chief with primary responsibility for alignment of strategic partnering, business development efforts, and external collaborations. He oversaw the capital investment and capacity expansion for advanced therapies manufacturing at the Philadelphia Navy Yard campus. Prior to WuXi, he served as Executive VP and Chief Business Officer at Althea Technologies following his service at Genzyme where he held a Senior Regulatory Coordinator and VP of Biopharm Development Services position. His business unit manufactured early personalized therapies in conjunction with the NCI for phase III clinical trials of B cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Alan spent 16 years at Bioreliance moving from the lab to quality, and eventual management of the Biotech Services Division, and later serving as Director Business Development.

Matthew Farabaugh is the Chief Financial Officer of The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. Matt has over 19 years of finance and business experience in clinical and basic research of immunology, oncology, cell and gene therapy, and infectious diseases. He was previously Finance Manager at WuXi Advanced Therapies where he was responsible for revenue and contract management of $100MM in US revenue for research, manufacturing, and testing portfolio related to cell and gene therapy products. Prior to this Matthew served as a member of the UPENN-Novartis Global Program Team under Dr. Carl June and was responsible for a $50MM annual clinical development plan focused on FDA approval of cutting-edge CAR T cell therapy Kymriah in pediatric patients with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He has a BS in Microbiology from Duquesne University, an MS in Molecular Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania and finance training from the Wharton School of Business.

Peter Carbone is the Chief Operating Officer at Center for Breakthrough Medicines. He is the former Executive Vice President of Quality and Operations at Acorda Therapeutics and Head of Americas and Special Technologies for Novartis. Peter has over 30 years of Operations, Quality, and Technology leadership experience focused on building out or advancing global capabilities within small to large Pharmaceutical companies including Acorda, Novartis, Amgen, and Bayer. Peter is an accomplished Operations and Quality Executive who has served in multi-billion-dollar companies operating in biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device markets. He focuses on the strategic buildout of agile, best in class operations, systems, and organizations.

Dana Cipriano is Vice President of Testing and Analytical Services The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. Dana has over a 20-year career in biotechnology and cell and gene therapy with leadership roles in Laboratory Operations and Project Management, with focus on designing processes and testing programs to drive sustainable growth and profitability. She was most recently Senior Director of Testing Operations and Strategic Projects for WuXi Advanced Therapies where she directed testing operations for cell and gene therapy and biologics testing, including characterization, release, safety and viral clearance testing for clinical and commercial products. She also helped create the overall testing business strategy, drove tactical implementation plans and monitored key milestones to drive delivery of strategic objectives. Dana developed a fully-integrated program for development of a new corporate strategy centered on driving scalability in cell and gene therapy testing services, including design and construction of a new cGMP testing facility. Dana has a Masters in Microbiology from Thomas Jefferson University, a Bachelor’s in Biology from Rutgers University, an Executive Education Certification from The Wharton School, and a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.

Mike McCormick is the Vice President of Quality and Compliance at The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. He has over 20 years experience specializing in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Operations and Regulatory Affairs, within the biotechnology, cell and gene therapy, and pharmaceutical industries with a proven track record of success in maximizing performance, scaling quality commercial operations and streamlining quality systems, while maintaining the highest levels of compliance with global regulations over multi-site operations. Prior to joining, Mike spent seven years as the V.P of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs at WuXi Advanced Therapies and held similar leadership roles supporting the commercial manufacturing of API's.

While leading the Quality and Regulatory Programs for Cell and Gene Therapy, Viral Vector, and Commercial Lot Release for Biological Products, Mike successfully represented Site Operations and Quality programs during inspections from global regulatory agencies resulting in successful outcomes: GMP Certificates (EMA and TGA,(3)), Marketing Authorization Approval (MAA) in Japan (PMDA), Korean FDA Inspections (KFDA, (2)) and successful outcomes of multiple FDA inspections (3).

The GMP programs inspected supported the following manufacturing products: Viral Vector Products (11), Gene Mediated Cell Therapy Products (8), and Cell Therapy Products (12).

Mike has his MBA with an emphasis in Biotechnology and Health Industry from Penn State University and attended the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia where his field of study was Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Emily Moran is Vice President of Vector Manufacturing at Center for Breakthrough Medicines. She is an experienced leader in cell and gene therapy and biologics manufacturing with a focus on commercial readiness, industrialization, and manufacturing stabilization. She most recently served as Head of Viral Vector Manufacturing at Lonza in Houston Texas.While at Lonza, she facilitated the scale out and scale up of multiple clinical and commercial gene therapy programs as well as the expansion of the viral vector facility. Prior to Lonza, Emily worked in multiple areas of operations at Sanofi Pasteur. She is experienced in gene therapy and large scale biologics manufacturing, aseptic processing and filling, supply chain and demand planning, and quality auditing, all with a focus on operational excellence. Emily enjoys leading and developing large, high-performing teams and building patient and asset centricity. She has a B.S. in Biology from Ursinus College and an MBA in Project Management from New York Institute of Technology.

Sybil Danby, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy. She joined The Center for Breakthrough Medicines with 15 years of industry experience across both technical and commercial roles. Most recently, Sybil was responsible for Business Development at Paragon Bioservices, which was acquired by Catalent Pharma Solutions in 2019 for $1.2 billion. In that role she interfaced with over 40 clients from top-tier gene therapy companies, negotiated large strategic contracts, and more than doubled the business every year for three years straight. Prior to joining Paragon, Sybil was part of the Single Use Technologies Business Unit at Pall, supporting upstream customers to adopt innovative single-use bioreactor technologies for the production of advanced therapies including AAV gene therapies, oncolytic viruses, and cell therapies. Sybil spent nine years at GSK, working in both the manufacturing and R&

Oliver Mellet is the Vice President of Information Technology and Security at The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. Oliver has broad experience in delivering IT and IT Security solutions in the pharma and healthcare sectors at Merck and Penn Medicine in the support of cancer research, clinical trials, drug safety, cGMP supply chain and manufacturing, and system security. He is known for delivering measurable results for complex problems in large-scale corporate landscapes. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton and SEAS)

Eileen Brett is the Vice President of Program Leadership at The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. Eileen has a 25+ year career in biotechnology including cell and gene therapy with Process Engineering and Program Leadership roles in Capital Projects, Supply Chain and R&

Brian Tomkowicz is the Sr. Director of Vector Engineering and Manufacturability at The Center for Breakthrough Medicines, leading internal vector engineering efforts for LV, AAV, and Ad, as well as manufacturability assessment / platform development to support commercial manufacturing. Brian previously worked for close to a decade at Janssen Pharmaceuticals where he established Janssen’s internal gene therapy program and viral production capabilities (LV and AAV). He was a member of Janssen’s acquisition team that led to the purchase of 4 clinical-stage (Ph1/Ph2) ocular disease gene therapy programs. Brian completed two academic post-docs at the University of Pennsylvania focused on viral-induced chemokine and integrin receptor signaling. From there he took a position at a biotech start-up, Morphotek, where he rose to the level of Group Leader leading several early-stage clinical development programs for cancer antibody therapeutics. Brian has dozens of peer-reviewed publications along with multiple issued patents pertaining to novel inventions in antibody and gene therapy areas. He has a BS in Microbiology from The Pennsylvania State University and a PhD in Molecular Virology from Thomas Jefferson University.

Kevin Arnaud is a Project Director at The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. He is an experienced project leader with nearly 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry and most recently served as a Global Tech Transfer Leader for Sanofi Pasteur. In this role, Kevin worked to identify and select external contract manufacturing and testing partners around the globe and then implemented the technical and business processes between the two organizations. Kevin’s additional experience in the biopharma industry includes manufacturing technology, project management, manufacturing excellence, continuous improvement, and operations management. He brings a strong project management and technical background as well as a solid understanding of supply chain, operational excellence, and strategic planning. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Penn State University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Scranton, and a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.

Aldo Romano is the Vice President of Commercial Development at The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. He has over 20 years of bioprocessing and cell and gene therapy experience with specific expertise in capital equipment and disposable process technologies. Aldo was previously Business Development Manager at GE Healthcare Life Sciences where he was responsible for growing their Enterprise Solutions business. Prior to this Aldo served at Advanced Scientific (now part of Thermo-Fisher) as a Healthcare Sales Manager in their OEM medical technology contract manufacturing unit. He began his career at Pall Corporation where he worked as a Director of Sales focused on the growth and adoption of single use technologies into the Biotech market. Aldo earned his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Binghamton University.

Amiel Gross, Esq. is Head of Legal at Center for Breakthrough Medicines. Mr. Gross brings over 20 years of combined legal experience to CFBM. He previously served as in-house corporate counsel for US subsidiaries of a large global company, and outside counsel at the law firms Dentons US LLP and Orrick LLP in New York. Mr. Gross earned his JD degree from the University of Texas School of Law where he attended on an NCAA academic scholarship. As an undergraduate at Southwestern University, Mr. Gross was an NCAA All-American collegiate baseball player, graduating with high honors and Phi Beta Kappa.

Avi Nandi is the Head of Process Development at The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. He has 15+ years of industry experience in Gene Therapy, Viral Vectors, and Vaccines with a MS in Biology and MBA (Oct ‘21) and has contributed to the regulatory approval of ZOLGENSMA in US and 10+ Rest of World markets. Avi supported a pipeline of 15+ gene therapy products in development from preclinical to Phase III development and led development and implementation of 4 gene therapy manufacturing processes across 4 GMP and 3 laboratory sites. He also has 10+ years experience in vaccine and viral vector development including, AAV, adenovirus, herpesvirus, alphavirus, lentivirus, and RNA, past experiences include:

• AveXis / Novartis Gene Therapies – Global Head of Technical Development
• Seqirus / CSL – Head of Virology and Cell Culture, Process and Product Development Lead
• Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics – Technical Development Scientist, R&
• Harvard Medical School – Viral Pathogenesis Scientist

Brian O'Neill is the Executive Chairman of the Board for The Center for Breakthrough Medicines and is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of MLP Ventures, a leading venture capital and real estate investment firm, and Recovery Centers of America. MLP Ventures creates companies that utilize real estate as an integral part of their business, as well as internet-based marketplaces. Under his leadership, MLP Ventures has developed millions of square feet of laboratory, office, industrial, retail and residential real estate throughout the Northeast. All of MLP companies and real estate recycle existing buildings, which often require environmental remediation. Mr. O'Neill has a track record of starting, scaling and operating healthcare organizations.

Rich Heany is the President of MLP Ventures and has over 25 years of experience in real estate acquisitions, development, leasing and deal structuring. He has completed the acquisition and leasing of millions of square feet of real estate throughout the United States. Rich has a Degree in Civil Engineering from Drexel University and an MBA in Finance from LaSalle University.

Eustace Mita is board member for The Center for Breakthrough Medicines and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Icona Resorts, which owns and manages hotel properties in Avalon, Diamond Beach and Cape May, New Jersey. Mr. Mita is also Chairman of Mita Management, a company with interests in automotive and real estate, and is the Chief Executive Officer of Achristavest, LLC, a developer of waterfront properties in New Jersey, Nantucket, Maryland, Utah and Pennsylvania. Prior to forming Mita Management and Achristavest, <

Aslam serves as the Chief Executive Officer of SK pharmteco, a top-tier global CDMO. In this role, he is responsible for driving the company’s strategic direction and increasing the value of the company. Under Aslam’s leadership, SK pharmteco has achieved exponential growth in both small molecules and cell and gene therapies.

Prior to SK pharmteco, Aslam served as the President and CEO of AMPAC Fine Chemicals (AFC), now an SK pharmteco company. Since joining AFC in 1991, Aslam supported various technical and executive leadership positions in Business Development, Research &

Aslam received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry and has over 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical fine chemicals industry.

Mr. Lee is currently a head of Bio Investment Center at SK Inc, an investment holding company of SK group. He is leading SK group’s bio investment globally by serving as a chairman of BOD at SK Biopharm and as a board member at SK Pharmteco. Formerly, he was a head of global business at Donga ST and CEO of Donga Socio Holdings. Prior to joining Donga, he practiced as a partner at Samjong KPMG Investment Advisory in Korea. He has MBA from The Ohio State University and BBA from Seoul National University.

Dr. Marco ChacГіn is the Non-executive Chairman of the Board for The Center for Breakthrough Medicines and the Founder and former Chairman of Paragon Bioservices, Inc., a CDMO that specialized in process development and GMP manufacturing of viral vectors for gene therapy. In April of 2019 Paragon Bioservices, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement of sale for $1.2 billion with Catalent. ChacГіn is the Founder and President of IRAZГљ Bio-Holdings LLC., a company dedicated to developing indications that promote survival, prevent disease and improve quality of life for the elderly. The company is also developing technology in the fields of immuno-oncology and gene therapy. Formerly, ChacГіn served as Assistant Vice President of Industry Alliances at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree from Youngstown State University and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Maryland. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland Foundation and was appointed in 2016 to the Life Sciences Advisory Board by Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. Additionally, Dr. ChacГіn is the founding chair of The Board of Visitors of the University of Maryland Graduate School.

Jack Stoddard is a board member for The Center for Breakthrough Medicines, Executive Chairman of Eden Health and Board Member for Carrot. Jack most recently served as COO of Haven, the healthcare collaboration from J.P. Morgan, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway. Prior to Haven, he served as an executive general manager for digital health at Comcast and was part of the founding team at Accolade, a Comcast Ventures-backed start-up that helps workers manage their health benefits. He was also part of the executive team that created claims processing engine Optum, which was later acquired by United Health. He is a senior operating leader with over two decades of experience applying technology, data, science, people, and design thinking to improve the healthcare consumer experience, elevate clinical quality and lower the total cost of care. He has proven leadership experience in understanding the market, setting growth strategy, and scaling transformational healthcare companies, including: Haven, Accolade, Optum, Health Dialog, and The Advisory Board. Jack holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and earned his bachelor’s degree at Denison University with highest honors. He serves on the boards of directors of Carrot, backed by Khosla Ventures and Eden Health, backed by Greycroft. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Outward Bound School.

Matt McDevitt is a board member for The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. He also specializes in the leasing and sale of life-sciences real estate for tenants and landlords. Matthew founded and served as Executive Vice President of Real Estate for BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. where he played an instrumental role in all acquisitions and major lease transactions for the company. During his 10-year span, he maximized the shareholder value, growing its market capitalization from $475 million to $8 billion. Prior to BioMed, Matthew served as president of McDevitt Real Estate Services, Inc., a full-service real estate provider focusing on the life science industry. Before founding MRES, he spent 10 years as a commercial real estate broker in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.

Tony Khoury is a board member for The Center for Breakthrough Medicines. He is an experienced industry leader in life sciences, specifically, biologics and advanced therapies. As Executive Vice President a at Project Farma, Tony has spearheaded the firm’s growth in the biologics and most recently next generation medicines. Tony has extensive experience with small and large molecules including biologics, biosimilars, and cell and gene therapies. He has worked with small and large life science organizations including startups, academic centers, financial institutions and CMOs/CROs. He has led global programs greater than $350+ million in the following disciplines: project management, turnkey facility builds, automation, validation, engineering and serialization track and trace. Recently, Tony has pioneered the industrialization of advanced therapies including two FDA-approved cell and gene therapies. Tony has led the creation of Project Farma's Advanced Therapy Manufacturing Playbook which has helped develop the largest cell and gene therapy manufacturing footprint in the world.