PharmOptima appoints business development director

Ophthalmology specialist hires Rick Coulon

PharmOptima, a US contract research organisation (CRO) with expertise in conducting drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic (DMPK) studies for ophthalmology products, has appointed Rick Coulon as director of business development.

Coulon has more than 20 years of sales, marketing and business development experience within the pharmaceutical industry. Although his background includes a broad list of therapeutic specialities, his strength is in ocular drug development.

Coulon has previously worked at Ciba Vision (Novartis), Akorn, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Stonebridge Pharma (GSK), Auriga Laboratories and CCG Partners.

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