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David Pereira has more than 18 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Before joining Cempra he was a Director in the Synthesis Group of Cardinal Healthcare where he was responsible for the process development of numerous drug candidates. Previous to Cardinal, he was employed by Baxter Healthcare in their IV Systems Division, Hemoglobin therapeutics Group and the Corporate Research and Technical Division. He worked in parenteral drug development, medical product development and hemoglobin-based oxygen carrying solutions. Dr. Pereira earned a B.S degree in Biochemistry from Virginia Tech followed by a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University. He continued his training as a Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Illinois. | 