Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Dr. Prem Ramiya joined Aurinia in 2022 as Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply Chain. Dr. Ramiya has over 25 years of experience in all phases of drug development, commercial supplies, technical transfers, working with global suppliers, and drug labelling, packaging, and distribution.
Prior to joining Aurinia, Dr. Ramiya was Vice President of CMC and Bio Analytical Operations at Cerus Corporation, a device and technology company focused on blood supply products. He has also held senior roles at Carbylan Therapeutics, Geron Corporation, and deCODE Genetics, as well as working at smaller biotech companies and for a contract manufacturer supplying active pharmaceutical ingredients to other biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Ramiya began his career at Abbott Labs.
Dr. Ramiya received his B.S. and M.S. in chemistry from Madurai Kamaraj University in India and his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India.