Our Team
Dr Samantha Gan
CEO
Samantha has a PhD in drug development from King’s College London, and 10+ years of experience as a programme and operations management professional. She has managed the delivery of many complex, multi-million pound programmes, and is adept at influencing and working with high level stakeholders to develop and implement effective scientific programmes at scale.
In her most recent role, she functioned as Associate Director of Operations for a pharmaceutical startup specialising in combination drug and medical device products, where she managed the GMP manufacture of the drug product and medical device. With a deep understanding of both the scientific and operational sides of the business, Samantha is well suited to function as CEO.
Rick Reiley
CSO
Rick has 15+ years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry, from large pharmaceutical and consumer health companies such as GSK and Haleon to small scale startups. Rick’s internationally recognised scientific expertise and personal contacts in the extractables and leachables field is the driving force behind Extractus Ltd.
Having built GSK’s (and later Haleon’s) extractables and leachables team from the ground up, Rick has a deep understanding of our clients’ requirements, from both scientific and regulatory standpoints. Having been the shepherd guiding internal GSK and Haleon product owners through the extractables and leachables process, including choosing the most suitable contractors to carry out the work, Rick is well versed in walking clients through the process, and as such, garners great respect and confidence from our clients and other leaders in the field.
Steven Nolan
Head of Quality (Contract)
Steven is a Qualified Person (QP) and has been working in the pharmaceutical industry for over 20 years with a breadth of experience across drug presentations (API to radiopharmaceuticals, IMPs to commercial presentations, sterile parenterals to topical creams and most others in-between) and the companies and organisations involved in their development, production and delivery.
Steven has held various senior management and leadership roles in QC, analytical and quality departments and functions, including Head of Quality for global CRO Element Life Sciences. With a background in analytical chemistry and specific experience in extractables and leachables testing, he is able to ensure the Extractus QMS and Quality culture delivers the framework for high performance testing and reporting activities.
Extractus Advisory Board
Dr Suzanne Dilly
Suzy is an experienced scientific entrepreneur who has founded successful contract research and therapeutics companies as independent entities, joint ventures, and multi-group subsidiaries. She most recently served as CEO of AIM-listed biotech ValiRx, and has taken a number of therapeutic candidates from concept through to Phase 2 clinical trials. With a background in oncology, inflammation and ophthalmology, and a strong understanding of financial regulation, corporate governance, investment, and the realities of taking a pharmaceutical product to market, Suzy brings a breadth of experience to the Extractus advisory team.
Dr Wilson Caparros-Wanderley
Wilson is a pharmaceutical executive with over 25 years’ experience in biomedical R&D. He most recently served as CSO of PepTcell (now SEEK), where he oversaw the progression of two pharmaceutical products from inception to market, and several other products to late-stage clinical development. Currently, Wilson provides consultancy services to a range of biopharmaceutical companies and is an appointed member to the scientific advisory board of several companies. His experience in immunology, oncology, and infectious diseases, as well as biostatistical and large data analysis is an important asset to our advisory team.
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Why choose Extractus?
We’ve been in your shoes! We have 45+ years combined experience in the pharmaceutical industry, working as E&L subject matter experts and outsourcing studies for some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and consumer health companies. As such, we have a deep understanding of your needs, constraints, and regulatory requirements. We provide a fast, flexible, high quality, and solution-focused service to help you meet your targets on time, and within budget.