Gary C. Cupit
MRC Associates, USA
Biography
Gary Cupit, PharmD is currently the CEO of MRC Associates, a strategy and consulting firm for private biopharmaceutical startups. Previously, he was CEO of a sleep medicine company, Somnus Therapeutics. He held similar positions at Enzo Therapeutics, publicly traded, and Sapphire Therapeutics, a private biopharmaceutical company. Prior to Sapphire, Gary was a Vice President, Global Business Development and Licensing, Novartis. Before Novartis, Gary held senior positions at Knoll Pharmaceutical as well as The Medicines Company of Cambridge, MA. He entered the industry with SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals in a number of capacities in field sales, product management, and new product development where he led the launch of four products. He has more than 28 years of pharmaceutical and healthcare industry experience in addition to 14 years in university-based academics.