Neil Ferguson
Chairman at United BioSource Corp.
Profile
NEIL FERGUSON
Mr. Ferguson is a proven executive who joins Avista after 35 years in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, with the majority of his career spent in the outsourced pharmaceutical services sector.
He most recently served as Chief Business Officer at Syneos Health, a fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization providing outsourced clinical development, commercialization and consulting services.
He also held executive positions at Syneos’ predecessor company, INC Research – a former Avista portfolio company – where he served as Chief Commercial Officer and EVP of Business Development.
Mr. Ferguson currently serves as a Director on the board of United BioSource and eMolecules, current Avista portfolio companies.
Neil Ferguson active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Avista Capital Holdings LP
Avista Capital Holdings LP Investment ManagersFinance Avista Capital Holdings LP (Avista Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Steven Webster and Thompson Dean. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Economist | 2022-02-28 |
eMolecules, Inc.
eMolecules, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services eMolecules, Inc. is a company that was founded in 2005 with the aim of reducing drug discovery timelines by improving the compound search and acquisition process. eMolecules is based in San Diego, CA, and has subsidiaries in the Netherlands and the United States. The company has created a powerful, reliable, and accurate digital chemical search engine that connects chemists to the world's largest readily available chemical space. eMolecules specializes in unique structures with dependable delivery options from a trusted network of hundreds of suppliers. The company has an extensive chemical database combined with industry-leading supply chain management, which enables the delivery of compounds quickly and reliably to chemists, allowing for the completion of more syntheses with more confidence and less time in the lab. The company was founded by Craig James and Klaus Gubernator, and the CEO is Niko Gubernator. | Director/Board Member | 2022-12-31 |
United BioSource Corp.
United BioSource Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services United BioSource Corp. is a scientific and medical affairs organization that partners with life science companies to develop and commercialize their products. The company is involved in pre- and post-approval product development; pricing, coverage, reimbursement, and access strategies; and medical publication and communications. United BioSource Corp. was founded by Ethan D. Leder and Mark P. Cleinin in 2003 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD. | Chairman | 2021-10-31 |
Former positions of Neil Ferguson
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Syneos Health NC LLC
Syneos Health NC LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Syneos Health LLC operates therapeutically focused global contract research organization. It provides pharma and biotech services. The firm specializes in the hematology, immunology and inflammation infectious diseases, oncology, ophthalmology, cardiovascular, CNS analgesia, CNS neurology, CNS psychiatry, endocrinology, and gastroenterology and hepatology. The company was founded by Kenneth A. Selzer in 1985 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2021-06-30 |
SYNEOS HEALTH, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2021-06-30 |
INC Research Holdings, Inc.
INC Research Holdings, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services INC Research Holdings, Inc. engages in the clinical research on therapeutic alignment and expertise in Central Nervous System, Oncology, and other complex diseases. It operates through the Clinical Development Services and Phase I Services segments. The Clinical Development Services segments offers a variety of select and stand-alone clinical development services such as clinical monitoring, investigator recruitment, patient recruitment, data management and study reports to assist customers with their drug development process. The Phase I Services segment focuses on clinical development services for Phase I trials that include scientific exploratory medicine, first-in-human studies through proof-of-concept stages and support for Phase I studies in established compounds. The company was founded on August 13, 2010 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2017-12-31 |
Innovex LP
Innovex LP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Quintiles Transnational Corp., Innovex LP is a private company that provides contract product development services. The company is based in Durham, NC. | Sales & Marketing | 2012-04-30 |
IQVIA RDS Asia, Inc.
IQVIA RDS Asia, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology IQVIA RDS Asia, Inc. provides clinical research services. It offers pharmacy, medical, equipment, clinical, diagnostics investigations, renal care, clinical laboratories, and teleradiology services. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2004-01-31 |
Training of Neil Ferguson
University of the West of England | Undergraduate Degree |
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IQVIA RDS Asia, Inc.
IQVIA RDS Asia, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology IQVIA RDS Asia, Inc. provides clinical research services. It offers pharmacy, medical, equipment, clinical, diagnostics investigations, renal care, clinical laboratories, and teleradiology services. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Health Technology |
Syneos Health NC LLC
Syneos Health NC LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Syneos Health LLC operates therapeutically focused global contract research organization. It provides pharma and biotech services. The firm specializes in the hematology, immunology and inflammation infectious diseases, oncology, ophthalmology, cardiovascular, CNS analgesia, CNS neurology, CNS psychiatry, endocrinology, and gastroenterology and hepatology. The company was founded by Kenneth A. Selzer in 1985 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Commercial Services |
Innovex LP
Innovex LP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Quintiles Transnational Corp., Innovex LP is a private company that provides contract product development services. The company is based in Durham, NC. | Commercial Services |
United BioSource Corp.
United BioSource Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services United BioSource Corp. is a scientific and medical affairs organization that partners with life science companies to develop and commercialize their products. The company is involved in pre- and post-approval product development; pricing, coverage, reimbursement, and access strategies; and medical publication and communications. United BioSource Corp. was founded by Ethan D. Leder and Mark P. Cleinin in 2003 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD. | Commercial Services |
Avista Capital Holdings LP
Avista Capital Holdings LP Investment ManagersFinance Avista Capital Holdings LP (Avista Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Steven Webster and Thompson Dean. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Quintiles Capital Solutions
Quintiles Capital Solutions Investment ManagersFinance Quintiles Capital Solutions (Quintiles Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. | Finance |
INC Research Holdings, Inc.
INC Research Holdings, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services INC Research Holdings, Inc. engages in the clinical research on therapeutic alignment and expertise in Central Nervous System, Oncology, and other complex diseases. It operates through the Clinical Development Services and Phase I Services segments. The Clinical Development Services segments offers a variety of select and stand-alone clinical development services such as clinical monitoring, investigator recruitment, patient recruitment, data management and study reports to assist customers with their drug development process. The Phase I Services segment focuses on clinical development services for Phase I trials that include scientific exploratory medicine, first-in-human studies through proof-of-concept stages and support for Phase I studies in established compounds. The company was founded on August 13, 2010 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Commercial Services |
eMolecules, Inc.
eMolecules, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services eMolecules, Inc. is a company that was founded in 2005 with the aim of reducing drug discovery timelines by improving the compound search and acquisition process. eMolecules is based in San Diego, CA, and has subsidiaries in the Netherlands and the United States. The company has created a powerful, reliable, and accurate digital chemical search engine that connects chemists to the world's largest readily available chemical space. eMolecules specializes in unique structures with dependable delivery options from a trusted network of hundreds of suppliers. The company has an extensive chemical database combined with industry-leading supply chain management, which enables the delivery of compounds quickly and reliably to chemists, allowing for the completion of more syntheses with more confidence and less time in the lab. The company was founded by Craig James and Klaus Gubernator, and the CEO is Niko Gubernator. | Technology Services |
Syneos Health, Inc.
Syneos Health, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Syneos Health, Inc. engages in the provision of biopharmaceutical solutions. It operates through the Clinical Solutions and Commercial Solutions segments. The Clinical Solutions segment offers global services for the development of diagnostics, drugs, biologics, devices, and digital therapeutics that span Phase I to IV of clinical development. It also offers individual services including regulatory consulting, project management, protocol development, investigational site recruitment, clinical monitoring, technology-enabled patient recruitment and engagement, clinical home health services, clinical trial diversity, biometrics, and regulatory affairs. The Commercial Solutions segment provides commercialization services, including deployment solutions, communications solutions, and consultancy services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Health Technology |
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