In this role, Dr Duddu will lead all aspects of the Cephalon drug delivery business at Cima, the company’s wholly owned drug delivery subsidiary located in suburban Minnesota.
In his new role, Dr Duddu will be a member of the Cephalon technical operations leadership team and will report directly to Peter Grebow, executive vice president of worldwide technical operations.
Most recently, Dr Duddu held the position of vice president of pharmaceutical development at Nektar Therapeutics based in San Carlos, California. Dr Duddu has earned a PhD in pharmaceutics from the University of Minnesota and a bachelors degree in pharmacy from Andhra University in Waltair, India.
Mr Grebow said: “We are pleased with the strong record of successful drug development that Sarma brings to our organization. His extensive experience in drug delivery and previous leadership roles in R&D, product development and new product research make him well qualified to not only lead, but to strengthen and grow our drug delivery business.”