Laureate Names BD VP

Lisa Cozza has been appointed vice president of business development at Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services, Inc., and a member of the management committee. Ms. Cozza reports to chief executive officer Michael A. Griffith.

“Lisa is highly regarded in the industry and is a welcome addition to the Laureate team,” said Mr. Griffith. “Her strong process development and technology manufacturing experience, coupled with an entrepreneurial spirit, make Lisa the ideal choice to lead this area of our organization and continue to grow our business.”

Ms. Cozza has more than 25 years of business development and operations experience in biopharmaceutical process development, quality, clinical lab sciences and manufacturing. Prior to joining the company, she served as executive director of manufacturing alliances at Human Genome Sciences, where she successfully implemented a contract manufacturing enterprise.