Aesica Appoints BD and Finance Directors

Baali Muganga has been appointed U.S. East Coast business development manager at Aesica. Ms. Muganga is responsible for expanding the company’s share of the east coast North American contract development and manufacturing market. She will focus on targeting small to medium-sized life science and pharma companies requiring product development and manufacturing support.
 
Ms. Baali brings has five years of new business experience gained across the life sciences industry in the U.S. She has held key roles including business development, commercial operations and clinical and bioinformatics research. Most recently, she served as associate alliance manager with Reata Pharmaceuticals, a Dallas-based biopharma company. Prior to Reata, she worked at AstraZeneca and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
 
Emma Mickley, vice president of corporate business development at Aesica said,  “We are delighted to have Baali Muganga join the Aesica sales force. We look forward to leveraging her expertise gained through working for companies like Reata Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca, to help expand our presence across North America.”
 
Also, Julius Lodato has been named director of finance and administration to support the growing U.S. office. Mr. Lodato is a highly experienced CPA and has held positions with DSM Pharma.
 
Ms. Mickley said, “We are very pleased that Julius has joined our team. His understanding of the contract pharmaceutical and manufacturing market will be pivotal in the continued growth of the Aesica’s operations in the U.S. and North America.”