Orlin Petrov, Ph.D.

Orlin is a scientific manager experienced in all aspects of chemical development and medicinal chemistry of small molecules, including patenting, FDA and EMEA submissions, QC, outsourcing, due diligence and contract negotiations. He worked for more than 15 years as VP, Head Technologies Med Chemistry at Bayer Pharmaceuticals at Berlin, Germany. His responsibilities area comprises compound synthesis, characterization and logistics, including synthesis scale-up and outsourcing. Before Bayer, he worked for 16 years at Schering AG, last as Head of Process Research responsible for the synthesis of the companies’ new APIs. He developed manufacturing processes for 3 marketed and > 5 late stage development drugs.