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From Molecule to Market: Inside the outsourcing space by Raman Sehgal
April 3, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 267
About this episode
This episode features a discussion on the outsourcing space in drug development with CEOs from Catalent and Simtra BioPharma Solutions.
In this episode of Molecule to Market, you’ll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Alessandro Maselli, President and Chief Executive Officer at Catalent and Franco Negron is the Chief Executive Officer at Simtra BioPharma Solutions. Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology ecosystem with his esteemed guests during a live fireside chat at the DCAT Morgan Stanley CDMO CEO Dinner. Alessandro Maselli is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Catalent, having assumed the CEO role in July 2022 after serving as the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since February 2019. He has been with Catalent since 2010 and has played a central role in shaping the company into one of the world’s leading contract development and manufacturing organizations serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and consumer health customers globally. Alessandro joined Catalent as Director of Operations at the company’s pharmaceutical, nutrition, and cosmetics facility in Italy. Over the course of more than a decade, he progressed through a series of increasingly senior leadership roles, including General Manager of the Zydis®…
People in this episode
Host: Raman Sehgal
Guests: Alessandro Maselli, Franco Negron
Topics covered
- outsourcing
- drug development
- pharmaceutical industry
- biotechnology
- leadership
- fireside chat
Keywords
- outsourcing
- drug development
- pharmaceutical
- biotechnology
- CEO
- fireside chat
- Catalent
- Simtra BioPharma Solutions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Catalent, Simtra BioPharma Solutions, Morgan Stanley
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