Joel Richard PhD, HDR

Dr Joel Richard is currently Chief Development Officer at MedinCell (Montpellier, France). He is leading all the drug development activities of the company, based on the proprietary technology BEPO® for Long-Acting Injectables. (LAIs). These activities comprise formulation and process development, device development, analytical development, process transfer and scale-up, manufacturing and supply of clinical batches, regulatory affairs, non-clinical and clinical development operations, quality and regulatory compliance. Dr Richard has more than 30 years of experience in chemistry and (bio)pharmaceutical R&D, including several global senior leadership positions in various Biotech and Pharma companies, such as Ipsen (France), Serono (Italy), Merck Serono (Germany), Ethypharm (France). Dr Richard has focused his research activity on new formulation technologies and innovative drug delivery systems (microspheres, nanosystems, self-assembling gels), especially for injectable peptide and protein formulations. He has graduated from Ecole Normale Superieure (Cachan, France), and got a PhD in Materials Science (Paris VI, France), and the “Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches” in Chemistry (Bordeaux I, France).