Expert review of clinical pharmacology
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Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol · Mar 2009
Antibiotic resistance: the challenge from an industry perspective.
Trained in medical microbiology and infectious diseases in the UK, Glenn Tillotson has over 20 years pharmaceutical experience in various areas, including clinical research, marketing, scientific communications, strategic development and global launch programs. Mainly in the field of anti-infectives, Tillotson has been instrumental in the development of ciprofloxacin and moxifloxacin, as well as other drugs in the Bayer portfolio. After leaving Bayer, he worked as a consultant microbiologist and, in 2003, consulted with Genesoft to help with the commercialization and launch of gemifloxacin, leading to the development of Oscient following the merger of Genesoft and Genome Therapeutics. ⋯ Presently, Tillotson is Head of Medical Affairs at ViroPharma Inc., where he oversees educational, publication and other related activities for Vancocin(®), maribavir and Cinryze™. Most recently, Tillotson was a member of the Scientific Steering Committee for the International Society of Chemotherapy's Symposium on Clostridium difficile in Leipzig, Germany. Here, he talks with Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology about the challenge of antibiotic resistance from an industry perspective.