Ckkung71
Oct 23, 8:14 AM
$ABCL The news: Over the past ~3 weeks—from late September to mid-October—AbCellera has seen a wave of senior-level hiring. The key lies in the specific roles: Head of Quality Assurance, Director/Senior Director of QC, Director of QA Validation, Head of Process Development (CMC), and Head of CMC Portfolio Management.
Layer by layer: A core QC team (June) → operations and translational science (July) → VP of Medical Affairs (September) → and now, senior leadership in Quality and CMC (October). Each step represents a move further up the value chain than the last.
My take: A company doesn’t build out a full senior leadership layer for quality and manufacturing unless it anticipates having a product to manufacture and sell. Following the positive Phase 2 results this summer, the focus has shifted from mere hope to actual realization. The direction is clear—onward.
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