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Dr. Ramelmeier joined BioMarin in September 2006 as Vice President of Manufacturing and Process Development. His responsibilities include oversight of manufacturing, manufacturing sciences, process development, and facilities. Prior to joining BioMarin, Dr. Ramelmeier was vice president, Process Sciences, of the Global Biologics Supply Chain (formerly Centocor Inc.) at Johnson & Johnson. In this role, he oversaw technical support of J&J's BioPharm manufacturing plants, including process validation and tech transfer of new and existing products, regulatory inspections, and process improvements. From 2001 to 2005, he served as Executive Director, Pharmaceutical Development at Centocor, where he was responsible for pilot plant operations, clinical and toxicology supplies, and pilot-scale process development. In this role, his team increased clinical manufacturing capacity three-fold and developed scale-up capability to meet the growing needs of the BioPharm business in J&J. Earlier in his career, Dr. Ramelmeier was Senior Research Fellow, Bioprocess Research and Development at Merck & Co. Dr. Ramelmeier received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. | 