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Sarah Tanksley Joins Board of Directors for Alvotech hf. and Sandra Casaca Appointed Chief Quality Officer
Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today
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[{"type":"text","content":"Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today announced changes to the company’s Quality unit. Sandra Casaca has been appointed Chief Quality Officer of Alvotech and Sarah Tanksley will be joining the Board of Directors of Alvotech hf., the operating entity for Alvotech’s manufacturing site in Iceland. “I want to thank Sarah for her strong leadership and commitment to Alvotech. We are excited to be able to work with her in a board capacity where she will continue to provide valuable input and oversight on quality, compliance, and regulatory matters,” said Robert Wessman, founder, chairman and CEO of Alvotech. “It is also a great pleasure to welcome Sandra to our team. Sandra is an accomplished quality executive with a demonstrated history of excellence in both drug development and commercial manufacturing operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Latin America. She will be based in Iceland, as Alvotech continues to strengthen the local leadership.” Sandra Casaca brings more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector internationally and has a strong background in quality for biologics manufacturing. She previously held senior leadership positions in quality at leading companies in the life sciences, including BMS, Amgen, AbbVie and Atara. Ms. Casaca holds a master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Science from the University of Lisbon. About AlvotechAlvotech is a biotech company, founded by Robert Wessman, focused solely on the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide. Alvotech seeks to be a global leader in the biosimilar space by delivering high quality, cost-effective products, and services, enabled by a fully integrated approach and broad in-house capabilities. Alvotech’s current pipeline contains eight biosimilar candidates aimed at treating autoimmune disorders, eye disorders, osteoporosis, respiratory disease, and cancer. Alvotech has formed a network of strategic commercial partnerships to provide global reach and leverage local expertise in markets that include the United States, Europe, Japan, China, and other Asian countries and large parts of South America, Africa and the Middle East. Alvotech’s commercial partners include Teva Pharmaceuticals, a US affiliate of Teva Pharm...