Brian Woodfall Wont Rest
Patients never take a break so I won’t rest until we find a cure for HIV.
Brian Woodfall
VP, Global Head OF Development, INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Biography
Brian Woodfall completed his medical degree at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada followed by post-graduate training at the University of British Columbia. For 15 years he had a private practice with a focus on HIV disease. During this time he was involved in teaching, research and community-based volunteer organizations. As a co-founder of Spectrum Health Care Ltd. in Vancouver, BC, he was instrumental in the conception, funding, implementation and day-to-day management of an integrated multi-disciplinary clinic dealing with HIV disease.
In 2003, Brian joined the pharmaceutical industry at Tibotec, a Johnson & Johnson company specializing in the discovery and development of innovative HIV/AIDS drugs and superior anti-infectives for diseases of high unmet medical need. As head of the Medical Department at Tibotec, he had responsibilities across global development in the areas of HIV, hepatitis C and tuberculosis. He has been involved in the development of darunavir, etravirine, rilpivirine, telaprevir, simeprevir, and bedaquiline. From 2011 to 2014, Brian held the role of Vice President for Medical Affairs for Janssen covering the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
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