Craig A. Wheeler |
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, |
Inc. |
Craig A. Wheeler joined Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as Chief Executive Officer
as CEO in September of 2006. He also serves as a member of the company’s board of directors.
Momenta Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company specializing in the detailed
characterization and engineering of complex drugs. Under Wheeler’s leadership,
Momenta and its collaboration partner Sandoz received FDA approval for the first
ever generic Lovenox, and more recently generic Copaxone. Prior to Momenta,
Wheeler worked at Chiron Corporation as President, Chiron BioPharmaceuticals,
which had products treating cancer, cystic fibrosis, and multiple sclerosis. Wheeler
was also led the
com¬pany through the launch of its first complex drug products, including
the first generic versions of LOVENOX® and COPAXONE®. In 2011,
he was an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Regional Award winner. In May
2012, the Boston Globe named Momenta the number one company in their
annual Globe 100 survey of top performing companies. Prior to joining
Momenta, Wheeler was president of Chiron BioPharmaceuticals where
during his five-year tenure the pharmaceutical division’s global sales
more than doubled. Before that, he was a senior member of The Boston
Consulting Group’s health care practice,
worked for Merck’s . He began his career at Merck’s
MSDRL research unit as a senior engineer, and at Hybritech as a
financial analyst. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of GPhA and in 2011 was
an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Regional Award winner. Previously, he was Chairman
of the Board of Avanir Pharmaceuticals. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. degree
in chemical engineering from Cornell University, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania.. Wheeler is currently a member of the board of directors
of Amicus Therapeutics. He also previously served on the board of
the Association for Accessible Medicines as well as being chairman of the
board of Avanir Pharmaceuticals.
301 Binney 675 West Kendall Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
617 395-5158
Craig_wheeler@comcast.net
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