John Messina is the Vice President of Clinical Development for OptiNose. He joined the company in 2010 and leads the development and implementation of all clinical programs, as well as clinical components of regulatory submissions and interactions with regulatory agencies. Prior to joining OptiNose, Dr. Messina served as Vice President of Clinical Operations and Strategic Planning at Cephalon, Inc. where he led the development, planning and execution of all company clinical programs across therapeutic areas. Additionally, Mr. Messina has worked at Purdue Pharma L.P., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Sandoz Pharmaceutical Corp. He has conducted clinical trials in all phases of development and served as a clinical lead for multiple NDA submissions and product launches. John earned a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and completed an Industrial Clinical Pharmacy Fellowship at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has published extensively within the fields of analgesia and CNS clinical research.

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