MedPharm Team

Eugene Ciolfi joined MedPharm as President and CEO in 2018. Specializing in sterile and non-sterile topical dosage forms, Gene brings with him over 25 years’ senior executive and technical experience in the CDMO and pharmaceutical sectors (including DPT, Bausch and Lomb Pharmaceuticals and Bio-Pharm Inc). During his time at DPT Laboratories he led the transformation of the Lakewood, NJ site into the Centre of Excellence for Sterile and Specialty Products, becoming one of the leading CDMO’s for sterile liquids, injectables, nasals and semi-solids. In 2016 Gene joined Torrent Pharmaceuticals as the Vice President and Site Head of US Operations.

Marc Brown co-founded MedPharm in August 1999. He has been the guiding force behind all of MedPharm’s scientific developments and intellectual property. He has been Professor of Pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy, University of Hertfordshire since 2006 and has visiting/honorary professorships at the Universities of Reading and King’s College London. He has over 200 publications and 26 patents describing his work. His research interests lie mainly in drug delivery to the skin, nail and airways. To date, he has been involved in the pharmaceutical development of over 55 products that are now on the market in Europe, America and Japan. Prior to MedPharm he was an academic in the Pharmacy Department at KCL.

Jon Lenn has direct responsibility for MedPharm’s operations in the United States based out of Durham, North Carolina. Since joining in 2015 he has led MedPharm’s development of cutting edge performance models for assessing penetration and activity of clients’ products targeted towards key biochemical pathways. He has over 15 years’ experience in developing dermatological projects with Connetics, Stiefel and GSK and has been directly involved with the development and approval of 8 products. He received his PhD on the topical delivery of macromolecules from the University of Reading.

Jon Lenn has direct responsibility for MedPharm’s operations in the United States based out of Durham, North Carolina. Since joining in 2015 he has led MedPharm’s development of cutting edge performance models for assessing penetration and activity of clients’ products targeted towards key biochemical pathways. He has over 15 years’ experience in developing dermatological projects with Connetics, Stiefel and GSK and has been directly involved with the development and approval of 8 products. He received his PhD on the topical delivery of macromolecules from the University of Reading.

Andrew Muddle co-founded MedPharm in August 1999. He has spent over 25 years in pharmaceutical drug delivery in roles of increasing seniority. He has focused on ensuring that MedPharm’s commercial proposals meet customers’ expectations and overseeing the consistent and impressive growth of the company from its very beginnings. Prior to MedPharm, Andrew was Technical Director (Pharmaceutical Development) at PowderJect Pharmaceuticals plc where he was pivotal in its IPO in 1997.

Jeremy Drummond joined MedPharm in February 2017. He has spent over 20 years leading the commercial supply of product and services to the pharmaceutical companies across the globe. He is responsible for leading revenue growth, key client relationships and marketing MedPharm to its global customer base. Most recently he was Sales Director – Formulated Products with Aesica, the pharmaceutical contract manufacturer. He started his career as a technical formulator and has a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Cambridge.

Cy Howington is the Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources. He has been with the company since the first day MedPharm established its US site in 2016. He is responsible for all areas of HR across all global sites and has been instrumental in the growth and development of the HR team, as well as all employees at every level throughout the organisation. With over 35 years of experience, he has served in a variety of HR positions with companies such as Cisco, Raychem, and other companies in both the tech and biotech industries. He continues to offer pro-bono guidance and advice to young entrepreneurs and new start-up companies. He received both his Undergraduate and Graduate degrees in Psychology/Organizational Behavior (MPA) from Brigham Young University.

Lynn Allen joined MedPharm as VP of Business Development in 2019. Prior to joining MedPharm, Lynn worked in sales and management roles for DPT/Mylan and Jubilant Hollister-Stier. She has more than 25 years in sales, focusing on the contract services for sterile and non-sterile dosage forms. She is responsible for driving sales in North America for MedPharm. Lynn holds an MBA from University of Chicago.

Rob Turner was MedPharm’s first ever employee and is today the creative force behind the development of many of MedPharm’s unique performance tests. These performance tests assess the activity of specific customer products in translatable ex vivo environments including the unique TurChub® and ChubTur® systems for measuring product performance through nails. In addition, he leads MedPharm’s Study Directors, the technical team who project manage every step of a customer’s development undertaken by MedPharm. He has a background in microbiology and obtained his PhD in bio-adhesion and drug delivery at the School of Pharmacy, University of Portsmouth.

Charles Evans has been with MedPharm for over 10 years as part of the formulation and analytical development teams and leads MedPharm’s rigorous approach to developing formulations from proof of concept to robust commercial products. Moreover, he has many years expertise in all types of topical, inhalation and transdermal formulations and played a key role in the development of MedPharm’s proprietary MedSpray® technology that is currently under license to customers to enhance their products’ performance.

Haydn initially joined MedPharm in 2012 as Quality Director before moving to Wales and establishing a Quality and Regulatory Consultancy in 2014. He has been involved in various consultative capacities throughout this time but re-joined MedPharm in September 2018. He directed the implementation of MedPharm’s new GMP compliant quality management system. He also designed and project managed manufacturing facility building works and subsequent MHRA licensing in Guildford, followed by MHRA MIA(IMP) license approval (2013). With his support, the facility received no major or critical GMP deficiencies during the 2017 MHRA inspection. His responsibilities include GLP, GMP, QA, QC and risk management. He has a background in analytical biochemistry and obtained his PhD in oligosaccharide-based receptor analogues for Vibrio Cholerae toxin at the School of Chemistry, Food & Pharmacy, University of Reading.

David Parker is a General Partner of Ampersand Capital Partners, which he joined in 1994. Prior to Ampersand, David was a management consultant at Bain & Company and Mercer Consulting, and a corporate lender at First National Bank of Boston. Mr. Parker currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Bioventus, Detector Technologies, Gyros Protein Technologies and MedPharm. His prior Board Directorships have included Avista Pharma, ACLARA Biosciences, Assay Designs, NOVEX, Roadrunner Pharmacy and Signature Genomic Laboratories. David currently heads Ampersand’s European office, which is based in Amsterdam.

Trevor Wahlbrink is a Partner of Ampersand Capital Partners, which he joined in 2012. Prior to Ampersand, Mr. Wahlbrink was an investment banker at Morgan Keegan and Covington Associates where he advised on merger and acquisition and capital raising transactions for middle market healthcare and technology companies. Mr. Wahlbrink currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Confluent Medical and MedPharm. His prior Board Directorships have included Avista Pharma, Corpus Medical, Elite One Source Nutritional Services and ETE Medical. Mr. Wahlbrink is based in Ampersand’s Wellesley, MA USA offices.

Norman is an independent consultant with an extensive career in pharmaceutical research, contract manufacturing and development which included senior leadership roles at Patheon, Penn/PCI Pharmaceuticals and Lonza Biologics. He has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Patrick is an experienced CEO & company Director whose leadership teams are recognised for their stellar performance and documented achievements. He is currently CEO of TriPharm. He has extensive experience directing pharmaceutical manufacturing operations on a global scale in parenteral, API, specialty pharmaceutical, formulation, manufacturing and analytical contract development organisations. Patrick has served as Chairman, Non-Executive Chairman and a company Director and has been appointed to serve on audit, nominating and compensation committees. Patrick brings considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions as well as documented experience in turnaround and growth opportunities in the contract service, pharmaceutical or specialty pharma sectors. He has extensive experience in leading high-performing, private-equity backed organisations.

Paul joined MedPharm’s Board of Directors in 2018 and is currently an Operating Partner at Ampersand. Paul was previously the CEO and President of Renaissance Topicals Division and DPT Laboratories, which were both sold to Mylan in 2016. During his time at DPT, Paul was instrumental in the start-up and growth of Healthpoint Biologics, which sold to Smith & Nephew in 2011, and Coria, which sold to Valeant in 2008. Paul also spent time at Johnson & Johnson where he led an initiative to enter and expand operations in China. Paul holds a B.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso and an M.B.A from Southern Methodist University.