Otilia Koo, Ph.D.

Council of Expert Representative
Otilia Koo, Ph.D.

Career Highlights:

  • Novo Nordisk: Portfolio Vice President, Emerging Technologies
  • Bristol Myers Squibb: Head of Program Management, Global Product Development and Supply, Strategy and Business Excellence; Executive Director, Head Strategy and Business Operations, Cell Therapy Development and Operations; CMC Team Director, Product Development
  • University of Illinois: Adjunct Assistant Professor

Education:

  • University of Illinois, Ph.D., Pharmaceutics
  • National University of Singapore, Master’s degree, Pharmaceutics
  • National University of Singapore, Bachelor’s degree, Pharmacy

Awards, Recognition, Admissions: 

  • American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Fellow
  • 2023 USP Expert Body award as Chair of the Complex Excipients Expert Committee
  • Registered Pharmacist

A Few Favorite Professional Achievements:

  • Chair, 2023 AAPS PharmSci360 Scientific Programming Committee to develop and implement the programming for the entire conference in five scientific tracks
  • Chair of the 2021 AAPS Awards Committee; completed all awards evaluations during the pandemic
  • Being elected as Chair of the USP Complex Excipients Expert Committee for the 2020-2025 cycle

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