Patrick Poisson is Vice President of Manufacturing Fill/Finish at United Therapeutics, a rapidly growing pharmaceutical company based in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s sterile manufacturing operation. Prior to joining United Therapeutics Poisson was employed by RxElite, Cardinal Health and Genentech where he held various positions of escalating responsibility in sterile manufacturing and product development. In addition to his nineteen years of professional experience, Poisson has been a frequent technical speaker at industry conferences, is the co-author of multiple aseptic processing research articles, and is a named inventor in three international patents. Poisson holds a B.Sc. from Michigan State University.