Michael Grosso

Company: Daiichi Sankyo

Job title: Vice President, Global Head of Clinical Development, Specialty Medicine

Bio:

Board-certified Academic Cardiothoracic Surgeon with 14 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, encompassing all phases of pre-clinical and clinical research, product development, clinical operations and cross-functional activities including commercialization, market access, product launch and medical affairs.  Currently Vice-President, Global Head of Clinical Development for Specialty Medicine-responsible for the pre-clinical, clinical (Phase I-IV) and the life cycle management of the Specialty Medicine portfolio globally for the ORPHAN/RARE/GENETIC disease, IMMUNOLOGY, PAIN, NEUROLOGY, INFLAMMATION, OPHTHALMOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR/METABOLIC therapeutic areas.