Perspectives on Gender Parity in Bioanalysis: An Interview with Binodh Desilva

Biography

Binodh DeSilva, PhD Vice President Analytical Strategy & Operations at Bristol-Myer Squibb (BMS) Company in New Brunswick, NJ, USA. She is responsible for leading the regulated analytical (small and large molecule), microbiology and industrial hygiene laboratories as well as the Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) regulatory document management functions in Product Development. She received her Bachelor's in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1987, and a PhD in Chemistry (Bioanalytical) in 1994 from the University of Kansas. She was a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department at the University of Kansas from 1994 to 1995. She was at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Norwich, NY, USA, from 1995 to 2001 and at Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA leading the bioanalytical team from 2001 to 2010. She joined BMS in November of 2010. Dr DeSilva is the Past President of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. In addition, she is a member of the American Chemical Society, Association for Women in Science, and the Health Care Business Women's Association NY/NJ metro chapter.

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