MARIO L. ROCCI, JR., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Prevalere Life Sciences
Dr. Rocci joined Prevalere (a wholly owned subsidiary of ICON plc) in 1988 and developed the Pharmaceutical and Chemical Analysis business sector. Dr. Rocci earned a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics and a B.S. in Pharmacy from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Prior to 1988, he was Head of the Laboratory of Investigative Medicine and Research Associate Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, where he was part of a team of Clinical Pharmacologists conducting Phase I-IV clinical studies on drugs undergoing development. Dr. Rocci was also a Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.
Mario is well known throughout the pharmaceutical industry and has recently served as the 2004 President of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), a professional society of over 13,000 members, having previously been elected to a three year term on the AAPS Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences for the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and is Chairman of the Board of the Product Quality Research Institute (PQRI).
Mario has authored over 125 scientific publications and has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical sciences and the regulatory requirements of the FDA. He has over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Rocci is a native of Utica, New York.
