On episode of 18 of the Modern Biopharma Podcast, I got to sit down with Gil Roth, President of the PBOA (Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association), the nonprofit trade association representing CMOs and CDMOs. You can find more info about PBOA at http://pharma-bio.org and contact Gil at gil.roth@pharma-bio.org.  

As president of the Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association,Gil is responsible for developing and advancing the agenda of our member companies in the regulatory, legislative and general business areas. This involves organizing and communicating with members and other industry participants, interacting and negotiating with FDA and other regulatory agencies, lobbying Congress and working with federal agencies, building committees and working groups in a variety of areas, and developing cross-platform programs with other trade associations. He has organized workshops and conferences for our members, written and delivered presentations at FDA hearings and industry events, testified to Congressional subcommittees, conducted industry surveys, coordinated panels for our trade-show partners, developed the association's website, compiled the e-mail list for the weekly e-newsletter (which he also produces), marketed and recruited dozens of new member companies, composed press releases, and designed marketing materials.   

Among PBOA's signal achievements are successfully renegotiating a multibillion-dollar user fee agreement with terms more favorable to the CMO/CDMO sector, launching the industry's first CMO/CDMO-only conference, and becoming the point of contact for regulators seeking to learn more about this industry.   

We talk about what the PBOA is doing and where it is headed, how COVID-19 is impacting the industry as a whole, what kind of impacts there have been to the supply chain, and more.   

Gil is a fascinating guy working hard for the industry.   

You can learn more about his organization at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gil-roth-93a6711/ or https://pharma-bio.org/  

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