About

In academic research since 1989 - Efficacy of veterinary drugs, multidrug resistance in Slovakia, Denmark and Canada and in pharmaceutical R&D since 2001 - Preclinical development, clinical teams in Canada, Hungary, USA, UK, Slovakia. From Study Director through Senior and Principal level scientist to executive (VP, CPO). Worked on compounds in multiple therapeutic areas: CNS, diabetes, endocrinology, hematology, oncology, ophthalmology, pain, sleep, urinary, vaccines, medical devices (coronary stents), new drug forms.

Responsible for the conduct of over 75 GLP and non-GLP preclinical studies as a Study Director at CROs or pharma company, outsourced and monitored number of studies to several CROs as a Sponsor's Respresentative (Study Monitor) at large pharma.

CAREER SUMMARY

REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY

Preclinical support in Project Teams and regulatory writing

Due diligence, external collaborations

PRECLINICAL STUDY MANAGEMENT AT CRO AND PHARMA

Study design, protocol, data evaluation and report writing; GLP environment

MONITORING OF STUDIES OUTSOURCED TO CROs

Selection, protocol, process oversight, data review and report review

MEMBER OF AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TOXICOLOGY 2005-2011

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate course: Animal Pathology. McGill University, Canada, 2000-2001

Toxicology Course, University of Medicine, Vienna, Austria, 2013

PREVIOUSLY: OVER 10 YEARS IN VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY

Efficacy studies (in academia); over 50 papers and presentations

VETERINARY DEGREE (DVM) 1988

PHD in VETERINARY SCIENCE (EFFICACY STUDIES) 1994

Career History

PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

CiToxLAB Hungary Ltd., Veszprem, Hungary / Evreux, France

Scientific Director

2014 - present

Axon Neuroscience SE, Bratislava, Slovakia

Chief Preclinical Officer

July - December 2013

Hameln RDS a.s., Modra, Slovakia / Hameln, Germany

Vice President, Preclinical Sciences

2011 - 2013

Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Deerfield (Chicago), IL, USA

Principal Toxicologist

2006 - 2011

Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park (Chicago), IL, USA

Senior Research Toxicologist

2004 - 2006

LAB Pre-Clinical Research International Inc., Laval (Montreal), QC, Canada

ITR Laboratories Canada Inc., Baie d'Urfe (Montreal), QC, Canada

Study Director

2001 - 2004

ACADEMIC

McGill University, Department of Animal Science, Ste. Anne de Bellevue (Montreal), QC, Canada

McGill University, Institute of Parasitology, Ste. Anne de Bellevue (Montreal), QC, Canada

Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer

1999 - 2001

Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg (Copenhagen), Denmark

Postdoctoral Fellow

1995 - 1997

EDUCATION AND QALIFICATIONS

Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia

Research Scientist and Postgraduate student

Ph.D. - Veterinary Science: Multidrug resistance, efficacy studies

1989 - 1994

University of Veterinary Medicine, Kosice, Czechoslovakia

Full-time student

D.V.M. - General Veterinary Medicine

1983 - 1988

OTHER

Member of American College of Toxicology (during my tenure in USA 2004-2011)
Member of IACUC Committee (ITR, LAB), 2001-2004
Master’s level examiner, McGill University, 1999
Academic collaboration with industry: Consulting for Akzo Nobel and Merial, drug efficacy studies mandated by Merial, Hoechst, Pfizer, Cyanamid (1992-1998)
Numerous scientific presentations - papers, lectures, posters (list available)
Elected to the Scientific Committee, Institute of Parasitology, 1995
Traveling and research awards: International scientific conferences (Italy, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey), long-term research fellowships (Canada, Denmark, Hungary, United Kingdom)
Languages - English, Slovak, Czech, Russian (passive)
Citizenship - EU (Slovakia) and Canada