ADVISORY BOARD

Previously Chief Business officer and executive board member of CILcare, was also the director of strategy and alliances and global business development manager. 20 Years of expertise in the biotech field in Europe, the USA and middle east. Dr. Awad is an executive board member of Medicen Paris Region, Paris Saclay Cancer Cluster Connect and ESCP Business School Alumni Association and the American University Clubs in France. He obtained his PhD in Genetics from the USA, his master in biotechnology from the Netherlands, and his undergraduate from Egypt. Postdoc in Genomics in France and Assistant Professor at Cairo University and executive MBA from ESCP business school: studied 12 countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Lebanon and the USA. 

An ORISE Post-Doctoral Fellow from the Office of Generic Drugs, US Food and Drug Administration, Abhinav has experience in regulatory work, research and data science related to assisting review efforts within the Agency. He has contributed to many research and regulatory outcomes focused on the bioequivalence of orally inhaled and nasal drug products, as well as mission-critical Generative AI efforts and internal Machine Learning research. He also has various AI/ML certifications and projects under his belt. His passion and competency in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics has paved the way for new R&D projects and ideas that are data-driven and scientifically grounded.

Education:

Ph.D., Integrative Life Sciences/Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy (2021)

M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University (2016)

B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia (2014)