COMPANY

Managing Consultant and Consultant in Strategic Supply-chain Management

Hedley founded PharmaFlow in 2005 and is managing consultant. He is also a passionate advocate of paradigm shifting modernisation in the life science industry, as well as being author of Supply Chain Management in the Drug Industry: Delivering Patient Value for Pharmaceuticals and Biologics, J Wiley & Sons, NJ 2011.

In his previous career, Hedley held senior positions at Bayer UK, British Biotech, Vernalis, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics (previously J&J), and OSI Pharmaceuticals, (now Astellas). His early career was spent as an industrial engineer in the automotive, consumer durables and FMCG sectors.

He graduated from Cardiff University as a production engineer, holds a Diploma in Management Studies from the University of South Wales, and an Executive MBA from Cranfield University School of Management. Affiliations and qualifications include:

• Advisory Board Member International Institute for Advanced Purchasing & Supply (IIAPS).
• Member 2013 – 15 Expert Industry Panels for CPhI Worldwide. 
• Editorial Board Member GMP Review.
• Former member UK BIAs Manufacturing Advisory Committee.
• Former Advisory Board Member of Marken, (now part of UPS).

Hedley regularly delivers podcasts, webinars and speaks at international conferences, and was co-chair of the highly regarded FDA/Xavier University sponsored PharmaLink Conference, held in Cincinnati annually, from 2011 to 2014.

Consultant in Clinical Development and Patient Experience

Gareth is a consultant surgeon who after 28 years of clinical practice specialising in disease of the liver, pancreas, and biliary system, most recently at the Cleveland Clinic, has turned his attention to the development and supply of innovative new treatments for cancer. 

He brings a passion for treating patients as individuals, and holistically, to new product development. As a practicing surgeon, he observed that in an era striving for personalised medicine, the majority of patients currently receive a generic approach, often with little efficacy. 

Furthermore, in his clinical practice, he noted that current chemotherapies have a high incidence of unpleasant side-effects leading many to reduce their dose, change to a less effective option, or discontinue treatment altogether. 

His specialist interest is in developing therapies for pancreatic cancer using various approaches, including targeting of previously untargeted pathways using natural molecules and combining the best of western and Ayurvedic approaches to maximize efficacy and minimise toxicity of hybrid combinations. 

Gareth graduated from the University of Wales College of Medicine (MBBCh) and trained in the United Kingdom obtaining MD, MCh, and PhD research degrees. He also undertook training in France, Japan, and the United States. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the American College of Surgeons.