Antibiotic Pipeline Coordinators

Enrico Baraldi1, Olof Lindahl1, Miloje Savic1

  • 1Enrico Baraldi, Ph.D., is Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management at Uppsala University. His research focuses on innovation studies, business strategy, industrial marketing and purchasing, and commercialization of science. Olof Lindahl, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of International Business at Uppsala University. His research focuses on multinational corporations, managing innovation, and strategy. Miloje Savic, Ph.D., is a senior adviser on public health and antimicrobial resistance at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. David Findlay, M.B.A., was a Global Commercial Director for anti-infectives at GSK and has a B.Sc. in Experimental Psychology from Reading University and an M.B.A. specializing in international business strategy from the University of Bradford's Management Centre. Christine Årdal, Ph.D., is a Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, co-lead for the DRIVE-AB research project, and co-lead on the European Union's Joint Action on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections. Her research focuses are within antibiotic and neglected disease policy, particularly in regards to innovation and access.

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