Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Carlos R. Camozzi as Chief Medical Officer

07-Jul-2011 - Netherlands

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics announced the appointment of Dr. Carlos R. Camozzi as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Camozzi brings to AMT more than 25 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, most recently within the orphan drug field. This includes overseeing product approvals at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Dr. Camozzi will join AMT on July 18 from Orphan Europe, where he held the position of Medical Director for over 5 years. During his tenure, he oversaw the approval of Carbaglu, a product for hyperammonemia in NAGS deficiency and Organic Acidemias, with the EMA and FDA, EMEA marketing authorisation renewals for two products, three orphan drug designations and development of pediatric investigation plans. He was also responsible for the clinical development in the pediatric field of orphan drugs in therapeutic areas of metabolic disorders, immunology, dermatology, cardiology and CNS.

Prior to Orphan Europe, Dr. Camozzi was a strategic development manager in the Molecular Pathology department of Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. In this role, he interacted with both pharmaceutical customers and regulatory authorities. From 2001-2005, he was managing director of MCP-medeor consulting pharma, where he helped design preclinical and clinical development programs for pharmaceutical and healthcare products. Dr. Camozzi started his career in South America holding roles at Lederle/American Cyanamid and F Hoffmann La-Roche.

Dr. Camozzi earned his MD and PhD from the School of Medicine, National University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), and holds degrees in Paediatrics, Neonatology, Clinical Pharmacology and Neuropsychiatry.

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