Brian Abeysekera, Ph.D.

Overview

Brian Abeysekera, Ph.D., has served as our Vice President, Manufacturing since April 2007. He has more than 20 years of experience in radioisotope and radiopharmaceutical development, including production, radiochemistry, quality control, quality assurance and regulatory affairs activities in the United States and Canada. From 1985 to 2007, he worked at MDS Nordion, where he held various positions, including Manager Radiopharmaceutical Development; Director, Quality Safety and Regulatory Affairs; and most recently, Director, Applied R&D. During his tenure at Nordion, Dr. Abeysekera helped establish the company as a cGMP supplier of sterile pharmaceuticals in the United States and Canada; designed, developed and validated aseptic manufacturing facilities; directed scale-up from clinical to commercial manufacturing; and developed chemistry and manufacturing sections for numerous small molecule and biologic products to support FDA submissions. Dr. Abeysekera holds a Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry from the University of British Columbia.