- During a 24-Year Career at Genentech, Dr. Garnick was Responsible for the Approval of 17 Products Including Rituxan(R), Herceptin(R), Avastin(R) and Lucentis(R) -- Dr. Garnick to Direct Regulatory Operations, Strategy and Commercial Development Planning
Oct. 19, 2009 (PR Newswire) --
TUSTIN, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHMD) today announced that Dr. Robert Garnick has joined the company as the head of regulatory affairs. Dr. Garnick was formerly the senior vice president of regulatory, quality and compliance at Genentech. During his 24-year career at Genentech, he was responsible for 17 new product approvals including most of the company's top selling monoclonal antibody therapeutics such as Rituxan®, Herceptin®, Avastin® and Lucentis®. Dr. Garnick will be responsible for overseeing Peregrine's interactions with the U.S. FDA and regulatory agencies around the world, and will lead the development of the company's regulatory strategies for advancing its novel monoclonal antibody-based treatments for cancer and infectious diseases.
"Rob has an unparalleled track record in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, having led the regulatory, quality and compliance strategy for developing many of the most successful monoclonal antibody therapeutics currently on the market representing multiple disease areas," said Steven W. King, president and CEO of Peregrine. "His profound understanding of every aspect of the regulatory process and how it impacts clinical design and drug development is already proving invaluable as we prepare for the next stage of clinical development for our innovative drug candidates bavituximab and Cotara®. We have made considerable progress over the past few years in our clinical programs and bringing Rob's expertise and experience on board at this critical time is a significant development for the company."
Dr. Garnick has over 30 years of experience in drug and biologic pharmaceutical development, including 24 years at Genentech helping to build the biotechnology industry. Dr. Garnick joined Genentech in 1984 and after a series of promotions, he became vice president of quality in 1994 and was later promoted to senior vice president of regulatory, quality and compliance in 2001. In this role, Dr. Garnick was responsible for all the regulated aspects of Genentech's business including drug development, commercial production and promotional and labeling compliance. After leaving Genentech in 2008, Dr.
