Wayne, Pa., USA - July 29, 2014, Wayne, Pa., USA - Egalet Corporation, a biotechnology company, announced the appointment of Jeffrey M. Dayno as chief medical officer, effective July 31, 2014.
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Dr. Dayno spent ten years in clinical and academic medicine before moving into the pharmaceutical industry. He most recently served as vice president, global medical affairs, at ViroPharma, a pharmaceutical company which was bought by Shire in 2014, where he was a member of several senior R&D leadership teams.
Prior to joining ViroPharma, Dr. Dayno held the position of chief medical officer for Labopharm, Inc., a Canadian biotechnology company, where he oversaw all of the R&D activities and gained valuable experience working in the area of abuse-deterrent opioid product development.
Before Labopharm he was the vice president, medical services, at Cephalon where he directed Cephalon's Phase 3B/4 clinical development programs. Dr. Dayno started his career in pharma at Merck & Co., Inc. where he spent seven years in roles of increasing responsibility in the medical and scientific affairs division.
In total he has 16 years of experience in pharmaceutical medicine during which time he oversaw and provided strategic guidance to clinical development programs, interacted with regulatory authorities around the world, built and led medical affairs departments and orchestrated the integration of these functions in support of commercial franchises.
As a former practicing neurologist, Dr. Dayno has clinical experience caring for chronic pain patients.
Dr. Dayno has held a number of clinical appointments, including clinical assistant professor of neurology, Jefferson Medical College and medical director of the Jefferson Health Systems Stroke Center Network. He has served as principal investigator on numerous clinical trials, has published and lectured extensively on various topics in the field of neurology, and has been a peer reviewer for several scientific journals.
Dr. Dayno received his bachelor's degree from Trinity College and his medical degree from Temple University.
He did his residency in neurology at Temple University Hospital, did a fellowship in stroke and cerebrovascular disorders at Henry Ford Hospital and was board certified in neurology. ■