EJ Brandreth, III, MBA Inovio Pharmaceuticals

E.J. has over 35 years in life sciences including small molecules, devices and pivotal biotechnology products, and is currently the Sr. Vice President of Quality for Inovio Pharmaceuticals, where he has quality oversight of a combination Medical Device and DNA therapeutic platform. He was previously Sr. Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs at Ajinomoto Althea Technologies, specializing in CMO biotech processing and aseptic filling. He was the Sr. Director of Quality for BioMarin where he helped design the commercial orphan drug facility, and launched Aldurazyme® and Naglazyme®. During the startup of IDEC Pharmaceuticals he held various management positions in QA, Validation and Regulatory Affairs, and was a core team member for the development and launch of Rituxan® and Zevalin®. He is the past Chairman of the PDA Biotech Advisory Board, author of several PDA Technical Reports, and is the past President of ISPE, San Diego. He holds an MBA from UOP and a BA in Biology from UCSD.