Michael J. Fare
Vice President Operations

As Vice President of Operations at the Institutes for Pharmaceutical Discovery (IPD), Michael Fare has managerial responsibility for several functions in the corporation: accounting/finance, facilities management, information technology, commercial and regulatory affairs and business analysis and development. Mr. Fare is a founding member of IPD.

He has extensive experience in the areas of international marketing, new product development, and market research for pharmaceutical compounds. His responsibilities have included international contract negotiations, financial analysis, long-range global strategic planning and marketing positions.

Prior to his responsibilities at the Institutes for Pharmaceutical Discovery, Mr. Fare was the Director of Strategic Planning and New Product Marketing for Wyeth-Ayerst International, a subsidiary of American Home Products Company. He contributed to the development and marketing of new therapies in transplantation, asthma, diabetes, and oncology.

As Manager of International Product Planning at Wyeth-Ayerst, Mr. Fare was responsible for developing and marketing new anti-arthritic compounds and female health care products.

Mr. Fare holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. Joseph's University and Master of Science degree from Drexel University.