Worldwide Clinical Trials has appointed Jayaprakash (JP) Kotha, MBBS, Ph.D, ASCP (SH), as Vice President, Bioanalytical. Kotha now leads lab operations and all activities in Worldwide’s Bioanalytical Center of Excellence, located in Austin, Texas.
The Bioanalytical Lab at Worldwide continues to grow with the industry to provide customers with small and large molecule bioanalysis, PK/PD analysis, and genotyping expertise. In 2022, the company opened the Bioanalytical Center of Excellence, a state-of-the-art, 60,000 square foot facility outfitted with a full automation suite, modern infrastructure, and efficient, fit-for-purpose lab space to flexibly support current and future research demands while enabling optimized workflows to ensure critical customer timelines are met. The Bioanalytical Center of Excellence is also set up to meet and exceed the increasing demand within the large molecule bioanalytical testing services market with an additional 15,000 square foot lab dedicated to large molecule.
As a scientist with more than 25 years of diagnostic and research laboratory experience in cardiovascular, hematology, oncology, and immunology, Kotha is well versed in leading cross-functional teams engaged in clinical and translational research for the development of biologics and small-molecule therapeutics. He offers extensive experience in development and validation of bioanalytical assays for pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, biomarker, and immunogenicity testing for novel therapeutics on diverse technological platforms and in guiding research scientists and project managers engaged in laboratory testing for clinical research.
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