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BioProcess International US West

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March 18-21, 2025
San Diego Convention CenterSan Diego, CA, USA

Jose Vidal
Chief Operating Officer at CytoImmune, USA
Speaker

Profile

Dr. Vidal joins CytoImmune from Atara Bio, where he led the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) and was instrumental in the development of Atara’s allogeneic T-cell therapy. He was responsible for Global Quality Assurance Operations, functionality and compliance, and Process Sciences. Moreover, he was in charge of the product manufacturing processes development from the preclinical stage to commercialization.

Prior to Atara, Dr. Vidal was Vice President of Global Product Process Development and Vice President of Drug Substance Operations at Amgen. He supervised over 1,000 employees and oversaw a budget of half a billion dollars while managing its worldwide product development network.

Before holding several senior and executive roles in pharmaceutical companies such as Wyeth, Pfizer, and prominent startups, including Biovail, Dr. Vidal earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Puerto Rico and a Ph.D. in cellular molecular biology.

With over two decades in developing biopharmaceuticals worldwide, Dr. Vidal will manage CytoImmune’s cell and virus manufacturing and lead the operations team in Puerto Rico in its mission against cancer.

Agenda Sessions

  • Fireside Chat: The Need for Continuous Requalification & Support of Cell & Gene Therapy Distribution

    9:00am