OUR TEAM

Meet our people

We’re software, process development, and business experts solving some of pharma and biotech’s biggest digital challenges.

OUR TEAM

The QbDVision crew

Our platform is backed by a group of leading entrepreneurs, technologists, and biopharma veterans delivering the digital innovation our industry needs.

Yash Sabharwal

Director, CEO, Co-Founder

Yash Sabharwal is an accomplished inventor, entrepreneur, and executive specializing in the funding and growth of early-stage technology companies focused on life science applications. He has started 3 companies and successfully exited his last two, bringing a wealth of strategic and tactical experience to the team.

Ryan

Ryan Shillington

CTO, Co-Founder

Ryan Shillington is a seasoned CTO with decades of experience in software development, process refinement, architecture, and quality control. There’s very little about building software companies that he doesn’t understand at every layer, from technical things like programming to hiring and managing large remote and diverse teams.
Luke

Luke Guerrero

COO

Luke is an experienced technology leader with a focus on growing teams, developing software products, and managing business operations. As the COO, he leads operations, marketing, and product management, bringing a depth of experience and excitement from other industries.

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Ahmed Daraz

Senior Software Developer

Ahmed is a senior software engineer with experience in various industries including life sciences. His 12+ years of experience allow him to comfortably take control of any project and conquer any issues that arise to achieve results.

Jean Marie

Jean Marie Schiraldi

Director of Customer Success

Jean Marie comes with a deep background in leading-edge software applications for the life sciences industry.  With 35+ years of software industry experience at IBM, Aprimo, Veeva, and others, she has a wealth of leadership experience with customer success and expertise in strategic account planning.

Kons

Konstantinos Giannelos

Software Engineering Manager

Konstantinos is a Senior Solutions Architect with an exceptional blend of technical acumen and passion for building novel software, tools, and methodologies to drive  far-reaching changes. Prior to QbDVision, he served as a SaaS Quality Chief Architect and a SaaS Architect to streamline the process of migrating new product acquisitions.

Leo

Leonardo Pires

Senior Software Developer

Leonardo has extensive experience in software development and offers a strong knowledge of design patterns and componentization. Leonardo has worked for some of the top 50 US companies designing systems for very diverse platforms ranging from printer firmware to massive distributed cloud-based applications.

Sana

Sana Ahmed

Director of Quality by Design

Sana is a process optimization scientist focusing on the application of quality by design and Pharma 4.0 principles. She supports QbDVision customers looking to utilize best practices in the development and scale-up of biopharma development processes.

Eric

Eric Skivington

Director of Marketing

Eric is an experienced marketing leader with a rich history of driving impactful results across a diverse range of companies, from nimble startups to established enterprises. Having held leadership roles in both creative and marketing positions, Eric brings a unique and versatile skill set to the organization.

Adrienne

Adrienne O'Reilly

Senior Director, QA and Validation

Adrienne has over a decade of experience in the drug development industry, with a focus on quality management systems, GMP quality assurance, and CMC project management. She aided development of combination products and small and large molecules, and implemented and served as system administrator of various electronic quality management systems.

Ben

Ben Ober

Senior Customer Success Manager

Ben is a technology professional with 10 years of experience in the software and life sciences industry focusing on content management, MES, marketing automation.

Libia

Libia Olguin

Business and Finance Manager

Libia has over 10 years of experience managing start-up teams on a global scale focusing on efficiency, innovation, and problem solving.

Natalie

Natalie Quan

Product Manager

Natalie has a background in biotechnology with industry experience as a CMC regulatory associate and process development scientist. Natalie earned her M.S. in Biotechnology at Northwestern University and her B.S. in Biology at Duke University.

Patrick

Patrick Riordan

Content Marketing Manager

Patrick is a seasoned writer, producer, and content marketer experienced in international enterprise organizations and startups. He focuses on a user-centric and data-informed approach to producing engaging content in a global market.

Danche

Danche Prokopov

Software QA/Tester

Danche is a Quality Assurance professional with over 5 years of experience, ensuring the highest quality outcomes possible. Bringing forth a seasoned history of helping companies to achieve success and improve quality.

Dave

Dave Crist

Demand Generation Manager

Dave is a media, marketing, and measurement leader and has worked at advertising agencies, as well as a technology startup, serving a wide range of strategic marketing roles.

Vasileios

Vasileios Athanasiou

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

As a machine learning and data analysis expert, Vasileios analyzes data, identifies patterns, and architects machine-learning pipelines that deliver future-forward, measurable results.

Doahn

Doanh Pham

Software Engineer

Doanh is a software engineer with experience in various industries including aviation, online periodicals, eCommerce, and cloud-based software. His diverse work experience has helped him comfortably take on any project from start to finish.

Hussam

Hussam Alarabi

Junior Software Developer

Hassam’s experience includes working on real-time SaaS applications in various industries such as hospitality and consultancy. He started his career as a software tester before working as a Full-Stack developer in hospitality where he was responsible for building and maintaining systems deployed on various platforms.

Lewis

Lewis Shipp

Digital CMC Specialist

Lewis previously held roles as a CMC Writing Consultant, Teaching Assistant in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacovigilance Associate, as well as engaging in research activities concerned with the use of 3D printing technologies for drug delivery applications. He is published in the Journal of Controlled Release.

Karim

Karim Mady

Software Engineer

Karim has extensive experience in building cloud-native solutions, with a focus on developing scalable and extensible applications. With years of experience in creating web and mobile applications, he utilizes his skills to develop high-quality solutions.

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Quincy Cooper

Director of Operations

Quincy is a seasoned operations professional with a passion for finding the most optimized intersection point of people and processes. She has nearly a decade of experience in operations, and specializes in empowering small business leaders to focus on strategic objectives and reach their growth goals. Quincy graduated from Texas A&M with a B.A. in Business Management.

Ivan Dragnov

Ivan Drangov

Software QA/Tester

Ivan is an experienced quality assurance professional with over 8 years of experience committed to ensuring the highest quality outcomes. He brings a wealth of knowledge in managing large-scale and enterprise projects.

Yash Sabharwal

Director, CEO, Co-Founder

Yash Sabharwal is an accomplished inventor, entrepreneur, and executive specializing in the funding and growth of early-stage technology companies focused on life science applications. He has started 3 companies and successfully exited his last two, bringing a wealth of strategic and tactical experience to the team.

Ryan

Ryan Shillington

CTO, Co-Founder

Ryan Shillington is a seasoned CTO with decades of experience in software development, process refinement, architecture, and quality control. There’s very little about building software companies that he doesn’t understand at every layer, from technical things like programming to hiring and managing large remote and diverse teams.

Luke

Luke Guerrero

COO

Luke is an experienced technology leader with a focus on growing teams, developing software products, and managing business operations. As the COO, he leads operations, marketing, and product management, bringing a depth of experience and excitement from other industries.

Ahmed Daraz Headshot

Ahmed Daraz

Senior Software Developer

Ahmed is a senior software engineer with experience in various industries including life sciences. His 12+ years of experience allow him to comfortably take control of any project and conquer any issues that arise to achieve results.

Jean Marie

Jean Marie Schiraldi

Director of Customer Success

Jean Marie comes with a deep background in leading-edge software applications for the life sciences industry.  With 35+ years of software industry experience at IBM, Aprimo, Veeva, and others, she has a wealth of leadership experience with customer success and expertise in strategic account planning.

Sana

Sana Ahmed

Director of Quality by Design

Sana is a process optimization scientist focusing on the application of quality by design and Pharma 4.0 principles. She supports QbDVision customers looking to utilize best practices in the development and scale-up of biopharma development processes.

Kons

Konstantinos Giannelos

Software Engineering Manager

Konstantinos is a Senior Solutions Architect with an exceptional blend of technical acumen and passion for building novel software, tools, and methodologies to drive  far-reaching changes. Prior to QbDVision, he served as a SaaS Quality Chief Architect and a SaaS Architect to streamline the process of migrating new product acquisitions.

Leo

Leonardo Pires

Senior Software Developer

Leonardo has extensive experience in software development and offers a strong knowledge of design patterns and componentization. Leonardo has worked for some of the top 50 US companies designing systems for very diverse platforms ranging from printer firmware to massive distributed cloud-based applications.

Karim Mady

Software Engineer
Karim has extensive experience in building cloud-native solutions, with a focus on developing scalable and extensible applications. With years of experience in creating web and mobile applications, he utilizes his skills to develop high-quality solutions.
Eric

Eric Skivington

Director of Marketing

Eric is an experienced marketing leader with a rich history of driving impactful results across a diverse range of companies, from nimble startups to established enterprises. Having held leadership roles in both creative and marketing positions, Eric brings a unique and versatile skill set to the organization.

Adrienne

Adrienne O'Reilly

Senior Director, QA and Validation

Adrienne has over a decade of experience in the drug development industry, with a focus on quality management systems, GMP quality assurance, and CMC project management. She aided development of combination products and small and large molecules, and implemented and served as system administrator of various electronic quality management systems.

Ben

Ben Ober

Senior Customer Success Manager

Ben is a technology professional with 10 years of experience in the software and life sciences industry focusing on content management, MES, marketing automation.

Libia

Libia Olguin

Business & Finance Manager

Libia has over 10 years of experience managing start-up teams on a global scale focusing on efficiency, innovation, and problem solving.

Natalie

Natalie Quan

Product Manager

Natalie has a background in biotechnology with industry experience as a CMC regulatory associate and process development scientist. Natalie earned her M.S. in Biotechnology at Northwestern University and her B.S. in Biology at Duke University.

Patrick

Patrick Riordan

Content Marketing Manager

Patrick is a seasoned writer, producer, and content marketer experienced in international enterprise organizations and startups. He focuses on a user-centric and data-informed approach to producing engaging content in a global market.

Danche

Danche Prokopov

Software QA/Tester

Danche is a Quality Assurance professional with over 5 years of experience, ensuring the highest quality outcomes possible. Bringing forth a seasoned history of helping companies to achieve success and improve quality.

Dave

David Crist

Demand Generation Manager

Dave is a media, marketing, and measurement leader and has worked at advertising agencies, as well as a technology startup, serving a wide range of strategic marketing roles.

Vasileios

Vasileios Athanasiou

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

As a machine learning and data analysis expert, Vasileios analyzes data, identifies patterns, and architects machine-learning pipelines that deliver future-forward, measurable results.

Doahn

Doanh Pham

Software Engineer

Doanh is a software engineer with experience in various industries including aviation, online periodicals, eCommerce, and cloud-based software. His diverse work experience has helped him comfortably take on any project from start to finish.

Hussam

Hussam Alarabi

Junior Software Developer

Hassam’s experience includes working on real-time SaaS applications in various industries such as hospitality and consultancy. He started his career as a software tester before working as a Full-Stack developer in hospitality where he was responsible for building and maintaining systems deployed on various platforms.

Lewis

Lewis Shipp

Digital CMC Specialist

Lewis previously held roles as a CMC Writing Consultant, Teaching Assistant in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacovigilance Associate, as well as engaging in research activities concerned with the use of 3D printing technologies for drug delivery applications. He is published in the Journal of Controlled Release.

Quincy Cooper Headshot

Quincy Cooper

Director of Operations

Quincy is a seasoned operations professional with a passion for finding the most optimized intersection point of people and processes. She has nearly a decade of experience in operations, and specializes in empowering small business leaders to focus on strategic objectives and reach their growth goals. Quincy graduated from Texas A&M with a B.A. in Business Management. 

Ivan Dragnov

Ivan Drangov

Software QA/Tester

Ivan is an experienced quality assurance professional with over 8 years of experience committed to ensuring the highest quality outcomes. He brings a wealth of knowledge in managing large-scale and enterprise projects.

OUR LEADERS

Board of Directors

They bring a wealth of experience in entrepreneurship, business strategy, and drug development to the continuing evolution of our platform.

Emma Cartmell

Director

Emma is a distinguished healthcare leader who has served in multiple C-level positions for both public and private companies in the healthcare technology industry. She has developed M&A strategies for public and private companies on both the buy and sell-side, with investment targets of up to $1B.

Eric Engineer

Director

Eric is a full-time Venture Partner at S3 Ventures, and board member of S3 portfolio companies Atmosphere, VUV Analytics, and CherryCircle Software, the parent company of QbDVision. He was previously CEO at Invodo (an S3 Ventures portfolio company), a partner at Sevin Rosen Funds, and held numerous product and sales roles at Microsoft.

Paxton Major, NorthPond Ventures

Paxton Major

Director

Paxton Major is a member of Northpond Ventures convergent technologies team. Paxton is a Board Observer at Scitara, Syapse, SimBioSys, NanoView, VieCure, SeluxDX, and other emerging growth companies. Prior to Northpond, Paxton was a consultant at Trinity Partners, a life science-focused strategy and management consultancy. Paxton earned a B.S. with honors in neurobiology from Brown University.

Pasquale (Pat) Sacco

Director

Pat is a Biotechnology technical operations executive with 30+ years of experience leading and managing technical operations functions at numerous innovative companies in the biotech and life sciences industries. He has a passion for advancing and implementing best practices in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Michael Stapleton

Director

Michael Stapleton is a life sciences leader with success spanning leadership roles in software, consumables, instruments, services, consulting, and pharmaceuticals. He is a constant innovator, optimist, influencer, and digital thought leader identifying the next strategic challenge in life sciences, executing and operationalizing on high impact strategic plans to drive growth.

Emma Cartmell

Director

Emma is a distinguished healthcare leader who has served in multiple C-level positions for both public and private companies in the healthcare technology industry. She has developed M&A strategies for public and private companies on both the buy and sell-side, with investment targets of up to $1B.

Eric Engineer

Director

Eric is a full-time Venture Partner at S3 Ventures, and board member of S3 portfolio companies Atmosphere, VUV Analytics, and CherryCircle Software, the parent company of QbDVision. He was previously CEO at Invodo (an S3 Ventures portfolio company), a partner at Sevin Rosen Funds, and held numerous product and sales roles at Microsoft.

Paxton Major, NorthPond Ventures

Paxton Major

Director

Paxton Major is a member of Northpond Ventures convergent technologies team. Paxton is a Board Observer at Scitara, Syapse, SimBioSys, NanoView, VieCure, SeluxDX, and other emerging growth companies. Prior to Northpond, Paxton was a consultant at Trinity Partners, a life science-focused strategy and management consultancy. Paxton earned a B.S. with honors in neurobiology from Brown University.

 

Pasquale (Pat) Sacco

Director

Pat is a Biotechnology technical operations executive with 30+ years of experience leading and managing technical operations functions at numerous innovative companies in the biotech and life sciences industries. He has a passion for advancing and implementing best practices in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Mike Stapleton

Director

Michael Stapleton is a life sciences leader with success spanning leadership roles in software, consumables, instruments, services, consulting, and pharmaceuticals. He is a constant innovator, optimist, influencer, and digital thought leader identifying the next strategic challenge in life sciences, executing and operationalizing on high impact strategic plans to drive growth.

OUR GUIDES

Board of Advisors

We have a team of industry-leading visionaries who help us shape every innovation in our platform.

Gloria-Gadea Lopez QbDVision Board of Advisor

Gloria Gadea-Lopez

Advisor | Head of Global Consultancy, Business Platforms | Ph.D., Biosystems Engineering

Gloria Gadea-Lopez is the Head of Global Consultancy at Business Platforms. Using her prior extensive experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, she supports companies in developing strategies and delivering digital systems for successful operations. She holds degrees in Chemical Engineering, Food Science (M.S.), and Biosystems Engineering (Ph.D.).

Joschka Buyel, QbDVision, BoA

Joschka Buyel

Advisor | Process and Knowledge Management Scientist, Bayer Pharmaceuticals | Ph.D., Drug Science

Joschka is responsible for the rollout and integration of QbDVision at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. He previously worked on various late-stage projects as a Quality-by-Design Expert for Product & Process Characterization, Process Validation, and Transfers. Joschka has a Ph.D. in Drug Sciences from Bonn University and a M.S. and B.S. in Molecular and Applied Biotechnology from the RWTH University.

Jack Garvey, QbDVision, BoA

John (Jack) Garvey

Advisor | Managing Partner, Compliance Architects LLC

Jack Garvey is a life sciences industry thought leader and operations veteran. As both a chemical engineer and licensed attorney, Jack brings deep insight into industry issues at the intersection of law, regulation, science, and business. Embracing innovation and advocacy, Jack’s ability to resolve the problems faced by regulated industry is unparalleled.

Rebecca Waterbury

Advisor | Founder, Exemplar Compliance LLC | ChE, JD

Rebecca is the founder and former Head of Quality at Exemplar Compliance with over 19 years of experience in Quality Systems, Regulatory Compliance, FDA remediation, and new product approval. She studied Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Business at Vanderbilt University, and received her Juris Doctorate of Law.

Gloria-Gadea Lopez QbDVision Board of Advisor

Gloria Gadea-Lopez

Advisor | Head of Global Consultancy, Business Platforms | Ph.D., Biosystems Engineering

Gloria Gadea-Lopez is the Head of Global Consultancy at Business Platforms. Using her prior extensive experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, she supports companies in developing strategies and delivering digital systems for successful operations. She holds degrees in Chemical Engineering, Food Science (M.S.), and Biosystems Engineering (Ph.D.).

Joschka Buyel, QbDVision, BoA

Joschka Buyel

Advisor | Process and Knowledge Management Scientist, Bayer Pharmaceuticals | Ph.D., Drug Science

Joschka is responsible for the rollout and integration of QbDVision at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. He previously worked on various late-stage projects as a Quality-by-Design Expert for Product & Process Characterization, Process Validation, and Transfers. Joschka has a Ph.D. in Drug Sciences from Bonn University and a M.S. and B.S. in Molecular and Applied Biotechnology from the RWTH University.

Jack Garvey, QbDVision, BoA

Jack Garvey

Advisor | Managing Partner, Compliance Architects LLC

Jack Garvey is a life sciences industry thought leader and operations veteran. As both a chemical engineer and licensed attorney, Jack brings deep insight into industry issues at the intersection of law, regulation, science, and business. Embracing innovation and advocacy, Jack’s ability to resolve the problems faced by regulated industry is unparalleled.

Rebecca Waterbury

Advisor | Founder, Exemplar Compliance LLC | ChE, JD

Rebecca is the founder and former Head of Quality at Exemplar Compliance with over 19 years of experience in Quality Systems, Regulatory Compliance, FDA remediation, and new product approval. She studied Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Business at Vanderbilt University, and received her Juris Doctorate of Law.

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Robert Dimitri, M.S., M.B.A.

Director Digital Quality Systems, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Robert Dimitri is a Director of Digital Quality Systems in Thermofisher’s Pharma Services Group. Previously he was a Digital Transformation and Innovation Lead in Takeda’s Business Excellence for the Biologics Operating Unit while leading Digital and Data Sciences groups in Manufacturing Sciences at Takeda’s Massachusetts Biologics Site.

Devendra Deshmukh

Global Head, Digital Science Business Operations, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Devendra Deshmukh currently leads Global Business Operations for Digital Science Solutions at Thermo Fisher Scientific. In this role he oversees operations broadly for the business across its product portfolio and leads the global professional services, technical support, and product education teams.

Grant Henderson

Sr. Dir. Manufacturing Science and Technology, VernalBio

Grant Henderson is the Senior Director of Manufacturing Science and Technology at Vernal Biosciences. He has years of expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing process development/characterization, advanced design of experiments, and principles of operational excellence.

Ryan Nielsen

Life Sciences Global Sales Director, Rockwell Automation

Ryan Nielsen is the Life Sciences Global Sales Director at Rockwell Automation. He has over 17 years of industry experience and a passion for collaboration in solving complex problems and adding value to the life sciences space.

Shameek Ray

Head of Quality Manufacturing Informatics, Zifo

Shameek Ray is the Head of Quality Manufacturing Informatics and Zifo and has extensive experience in implementing laboratory informatics and automation for life sciences, forensics, consumer goods, chemicals, food and beverage, and crop science industries. With his background in services, consulting, and product management, he has helped numerous labs embark on their digital transformation journey.

Max Peterson​

Lab Data Automation Practice Manager, Zifo

Max Petersen is the Lab Data Automation Practice Manager at Zifo responsible for developing strategy for their Lab Data Automation Solution (LDAS) offerings. He has over 20 years of experience in informatics and simulation technologies in life sciences, chemicals, and materials applications.

Michael Stapleton

Life Sciences Luminary and Influencer

Michael Stapleton is a life sciences leader with success spanning leadership roles in software, consumables, instruments, services, consulting, and pharmaceuticals. He is a constant innovator, optimist, influencer, and digital thought leader identifying the next strategic challenge in life sciences, executing and operationalizing on high impact strategic plans to drive growth.

Matthew Schulze

Head of Digital Pioneering Medicines & Regulatory Systems, Flagship Pioneering

Matt Schulze is currently leading Digital for Pioneering Medicines which is focused on conceiving and developing a unique portfolio of life-changing treatments for patients by leveraging the innovative scientific platforms and technologies within the ecosystem of Flagship Pioneering companies.

Daniel R. Matlis

Founder and President, Axendia

Daniel R. Matlis is the Founder and President of Axendia, an analyst firm providing trusted advice to life science executives on business, technology, and regulatory issues. He has three decades of industry experience spanning all life science and is an active contributor to FDA’s Case for Quality Initiative. Dan is also a member of the FDA’s advisory council on modeling, simulation, and in-silico clinical trials and co-chaired the Product Quality Outcomes Analytics initiative with agency officials.

Kir Henrici

CEO, The Henrici Group

Kir is a life science consultant working domestically and internationally for over 12 years in support of quality and compliance for pharma and biotech. Her deep belief in adopting digital technology and data analytics as the foundation for business excellence and life science innovation has made her a key member of PDA and ISPE – she currently serves on the PDA Regulatory Affairs/Quality Advisory Board

Oliver Hesse

VP & Head of Biotech Data Science & Digitalization, Bayer Pharmaceuticals

Oliver Hesse is the current VP & Head of Biotech Data Science & Digitalization for Bayer, based in Berkeley, California. He has a degree in Biotechnology from TU Berlin and started his career in a Biotech start-up in Germany before joining Bayer in 2008 to work on automation, digitalization, and the application of data science in the biopharmaceutical industry.

John Maguire

Director of Manufacturing Sciences, Sanofi mRNA Center of Excellence

With over 18 years of process engineering experience, John is an expert in the application of process engineering and operational technology in support of the production of life science therapeutics. His work includes plant capability analysis, functional specification development, and the start-up of drug substance manufacturing facilities in Ireland and the United States.

Chris Kopinski

Business Development Executive, Life Sciences and Healthcare at AWS

As a Business Development Executive at Amazon Web Services, Chris leads teams focused on tackling customer problems through digital transformation. This experience includes leading business process intelligence and data science programs within the global technology organizations and improving outcomes through data-driven development practices.

Tim Adkins

Digital Life Science Operations, ZÆTHER

Tim Adkins is a Director of Digital Life Sciences Operations at ZÆTHER, serving the life science industry by assisting companies reach their desired business outcomes through digital IT/OT solutions. He has 30 years of industry experience as an IT/OT leader in global operational improvements and support, manufacturing system design, and implementation programs.

Blake Hotz

Manufacturing Sciences Data Manager, Sanofi

At Sanofi’s mRNA Center of Excellence, Blake Hotz focuses on developing data ingestion and cleaning workflows using digital tools. He has over 5 years of experience in biotech and holds degrees in Chemical Engineering (B.S.) and Biomedical Engineering (M.S.) from Tufts University.

Anthony DeBiase

Offering Manager, Rockwell Automation

Anthony has over 14 years of experience in the life science industry focusing on process development, operational technology (OT) implementation, technology transfer, CMC and cGMP manufacturing in biologics, cell therapies, and regenerative medicine.

Andy Zheng

Data Solution Architect, ZÆTHER

Andy Zheng is a Data Solution Architect at ZÆTHER who strives to grow and develop cutting-edge solutions in industrial automation and life science. His years of experience within the software automation field focused on bringing innovative solutions to customers which improve process efficiency.

Sue Plant

Phorum Director, Regulatory CMC, Biophorum

Sue Plant is the Phorum Director of Regulatory CMC at BioPhorum, a leading network of biopharmaceutical organizations that aims to connect, collaborate, and accelerate innovation. With over 20 years of experience in life sciences, regulatory, and technology, she focuses on improving access to medicines through innovation in the regulatory ecosystem.

Yash Sabharwal​

President & CEO, QbDVision

Yash Sabharwal is an accomplished inventor, entrepreneur, and executive specializing in the funding and growth of early-stage technology companies focused on life science applications. He has started 3 companies and successfully exited his last two, bringing a wealth of strategic and tactical experience to the team.

Joschka Buyel

Senior MSAT Scientist at Viralgen, Process and Knowledge Management Scientist at Bayer AG

Joschka is responsible for the rollout and integration of QbDVision at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. He previously worked on various late-stage projects as a Quality-by-Design Expert for Product & Process Characterization, Process Validation, and Transfers. Joschka has a Ph.D. in Drug Sciences from Bonn University and a M.S. and B.S. in Molecular and Applied Biotechnology from the RWTH University.

Luke Guerrero

COO, QbDVision

A veteran technologist and company leader with a global CV, Luke currently oversees the core business operations across QbDVision and its teams. Before joining QbDVision, he developed, grew, and led key practices for international agency Brand Networks, and spent six years deploying technology and business strategies for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ CIO Advisory consulting unit.

Gloria Gadea Lopez

Head of Global Consultancy, Business Platforms | Ph.D., Biosystems Engineering

Gloria Gadea-Lopez is the Head of Global Consultancy at Business Platforms. Using her prior extensive experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, she supports companies in developing strategies and delivering digital systems for successful operations. She holds degrees in Chemical Engineering, Food Science (M.S.), and Biosystems Engineering (Ph.D.)

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