Chris Evans West Pharmaceutical Services

Chris has been in product development for over 20 years, primarily in healthcare packaging and device development. He graduated from University of Maryland (Bio/Chemistry) and his first decade of work concentrated on the manufacturing, engineering and commercialization of new products working for various OEMs and design firms. Since then he has worked mostly on the 'front-end' of innovation, managing teams in discovery/user research, human-factors, mechanical innovation, concept creation and intellectual property development. He is the holder of 19 U.S. patents with several more pending. With West for 8 years, Chris is now responsible for new product & technology development, focusing on device usability and enhancing the patient experience. He also manages West's Connected Health Initiative and the resulting partnerships and alliances brought together to assemble a 'patient engagement ecosystem'.