PR98941

MANCHESTER, England and HYDERABAD, India, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    Sai Life Sciences, a leading global Contract Research, Development &

Manufacturing Organisation

(CRO-CDMO)(https://www.sailife.com/?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=st

ephen-h-joins-slsc), today announced the joining of Stephen Hermitage (Steve)

as Vice President, CMC. In this role Steve will join the global R&D leadership

team at Sai Life Sciences, where he will add further deep scientific, process

development and drug development experience to the R&D organisation.

    Making the announcement, Sauri Gudlavalleti, Chief Operating Officer said,

"Over the past few years, our team has established a formidable reputation for

itself as a high-quality scientific unit that can solve complex chemistry

challenges. I am delighted to welcome Steve, a pharma industry veteran, onboard

at Sai Life Sciences. His addition to our global delivery team further

strengthens our ongoing efforts to build strong client partnerships and exceed

client expectations by raising the bar on innovation, speed, and efficiency.

    Steve joins Sai Life Sciences from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) where he was a

department head and member of the global chemical development leadership team.

Over 24 years at GSK Steve has successfully worked with many project leaders

and their teams to deliver the API and regulatory submissions that facilitate

preclinical and clinical activities across the whole development lifecycle -

from pragmatic accelerated early phase supply to complex Quality by Design

(QbD) control strategies supporting commercial file and launch. Throughout his

time with GSK Steve gained significant experience of working with CDMOs in

India

(https://www.sailife.com/?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=stephen-h-jo

ins-slsc), China and Europe having led the technical externalisation group

within Chemical Development.

    Elaborating on Steve's role, Dean Edney, Global Head of Process R&D said,

"Steve will bring best practices in late phase chemical and API development

(https://www.sailife.com/services/manufacturing/late-phase-manufacturing/?utm_so

urce=pr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=stephen-h-joins-slsc) to programs across

Manchester and Hyderabad. His experience will also provide new perspectives on

project and program management, ensuring we continue to build towards

excellence in client partnership."

    Steve holds a BA & MA from Oxford University, a PhD from Liverpool

University and conducted Postdoc studies at the University of Cambridge. He is

a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist (FRSC CChem).

    Commenting on his appointment, Steve Hermitage said, "I am incredibly

excited to join Sai Life Sciences at a transformative time for the company.

Throughout all my interactions with colleagues in the company it is clear that

there is a collective ambition to build a world leading organisation that

delivers Projects for customers by blending strong science with efficient

manufacturing capability whilst maintaining high standards in Safety and

Quality."

    About Sai Life Sciences

    Sai Life Sciences is a full-service CRO-CDMO

(https://www.sailife.com/?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=stephen-h-jo

ins-slsc) that works with innovator pharma and biotech companies globally, to

accelerate the discovery, development and commercialisation of complex small

molecules. The company has over 2200 employees across its facilities in India,

UK and USA. Sai Life Sciences is privately held and backed by global investors,

TPG Capital and HBM Healthcare Investments. https://www.sailife.com/

    Photo:

https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1953372/Steve_Hermitage_Sai_Life_Sciences.jpg

    Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1044186/Sai_Life_Sciences_Logo.jpg

     Source: Sai Life Sciences