Emergent BioSolutions - Combating COVID-19

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March 11, 2021 8 AM - 10 AM EST

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Join ACG Maryland on Thursday, March 11 at 8 am EST as we welcome President and CEO of Emergent BioSolutions, Robert G. Kramer. A Maryland-based company, Emergent BioSolutions, has been preparing

for public health threats like COVID-19 for decades.

Mr. Kramer will speak about the company’s collaboration with the U.S. Government and fellow innovators to manufacture their COVID-19 vaccine candidates, deploying the company’s expertise and capabilities in contract development and manufacturing. Networking will follow the presentation.

Speakers

Robert G. Kramer

Emergent Biosolutions

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Kramer serves as president and CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors. He was appointed as CEO and as director effective April 2019 and has served as president since March 2018. Mr. Kramer also served as chief operating officer from March 2018 to March 2019. Prior to this, Mr. Kramer served as executive vice president and chief financial officer from September 2012. Mr. Kramer first joined Emergent in 1999 as its CFO. From 1999 until his retirement in 2010, he held various executive positions with the last being president of Emergent Biodefense Operations Lansing. Mr. Kramer returned to the company in 2011 as the interim head of the biosciences division, and then as interim executive vice president, corporate services division. Prior to joining Emergent in 1999, Mr. Kramer held various financial management positions at Pharmacia Corporation, which subsequently merged with the Upjohn Company in 1995 and eventually became part of Pfizer Inc. Mr. Kramer received an M.B.A. from Western Kentucky University and a B.S. in industrial management from Clemson University.

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Click the link to learn more about Emergent BioSolutions role in introducing the third coronavirus vaccine option into the U.S. https://www.today.com/video/fda-panel-set-to-issue-recommendation-on-johnson-johnson-vaccine-101634117632?playlist=mmlsnnd_todayarchivesfriday<https://www.today.com/video/fda-panel-set-to-issue-recommendation-on-johnson-johnson-vaccine-101634117632?playlist=mmlsnnd_todayarchivesfriday>

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