Ülo Palm MD, PhD, MBA
Ülo Palm is Senior Vice President Drug Development Operations with Allergan Pharmaceuticals. He is also Corporate Secretary and Oversight Committee Chair with TransCelerate Biopharma. Dr. Palm’s vision is to expedite drug development by linking top medical science to operational excellence and 21st century technology. He has published on this topic and is a frequent speaker at international conferences on strategies to cut drug development time and costs through process improvement and technology.
Dr. Palm earned his M.D.from the University of Berlin, where he received a postgraduate research training as a medical scientist. He completed his research training with a PhD. He is author and co- author of a number of scientific articles in international journals and holder of two medical patents. He earned his MBA degree with a major in Information Technology/Computer Sciences from the AKAD University for Applied Science in Rendsburg, Germany.
Dr. Palm is a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and a certified Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence (ASQ-CMQ/OE). His work at the ASQ includes initiating and co-authoring the ASQ report on “Best Quality Practices for Biomedical Research in Drug Development”. He also serves on the Board of Directors of ANAB, the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board.