Team Member Role: Leadership

Haro Hartounian, Ph.D.

Haro Hartounian is the Founder, President, and CEO of BioCentriq, a revenue-generating Cell and Gene Therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization. He engineered the launch of BioCentriq, the only facility of its kind in Newark, …

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David Smith, Ph.D.

With 15+ years of experience in the field of regenerative medicine, David’s proven expertise and background in engineering have led to a history of success in advancing cell therapy product manufacturing. His skills and experience …

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Brian Hanifin

Brian Hanifin has extensive experience in internal company plants and contract manufacturing organization management with a successful track record as a proven pharmaceutical executive. He possesses in-depth knowledge and experience in executing plant start up, …

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Jackie Panter

Jackie Veivia-Panter has 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and cell therapy industry and brings her expertise in quality management to BioCentriq as the Chief Quality and Compliance Officer. Her skills include designing and …

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Amy Lamperti

Amy has more than 25 years of experience working with B2B services companies to help them build and grow their businesses. She has worked with several start-ups and non-profits to help them develop their brands, …

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Henry Han

Henry Han brings 15+ years of experience to his role as Director of Finance at BioCentriq. He previously served as the Financial and Accounting Team Leader at Ubcare Co. Ltd., which was acquired by GC for …

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Alex Klarer

Alex Klarer has a background in Chemical Engineering focused on bioprocessing and process engineering. He has held roles at Genentech and Hitachi, where he led the translational process development for a range of cell therapies …

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Gina Choi

Gina Choi brings 14+ years of experience in human resources and managing all general affairs for small to mid-sized companies to her role as Head of HR at BioCentriq. She was previously the Human Resources …

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