Eric Lang

Eric Lang

Board Member @ Yale University

About

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Pharmaceutical executive with 25+ years of drug development experience, including 17+ years in CMO and senior clinical development leadership roles. Led clinical teams that filed multiple INDs and 6 NDAs across pain, ophthalmology, rheumatology and CNS indications, achieving 5 FDA approvals. Expertise in IND/NDA strategy, FDA negotiations, and building clinical operations from ground up. Board-certified anesthesiologist and pain management specialist with deep understanding of translational medicine. Available for full-time/interim/fractional CMO or strategic consulting engagements in biotech. CORE COMPETENCIES • Drug Development Strategy and Program Design • IND/NDA submissions and FDA regulatory strategy • Clinical trial design (Phase 1-3) and protocol development • Clinical operations and pharmacovigilance systems • Business development and licensing evaluation (clinical and commercial) • Team building and cross-functional leadership • IPO Support and investor interactions

Country

United States

City

New York City Metropolitan Area

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

University Teaching, Oncology Supportive Care, Initial Public Offerings (IPO), Business Strategy, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, CNS disorders, Rare Diseases, Metabolic Diseases, Teaching, Enterprise Consulting, Clinical Development, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Clinical Strategy, Strategic Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Drug Development, Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical Industry, Budget Management

Experience

Cytogel Pharma, LLC

Board Member

Cytogel Pharma, LLC

LinkedIn
2024 - Present · 2 yrs

Connecticut, United States

• Provide strategic guidance on clinical development strategy, regulatory interactions, and clinical operations for novel pain programs • Support capital raise

EricDLang MD LLC

Drug Development Consultant

EricDLang MD LLC

2025 - Present · 1 yr

New Jersey, United States

• Supporting a smaller biotech with strategic guidance on clinical development strategy, regulatory interactions, and clinical operations for several novel programs

Kinexum Services LLC

Drug Development Consultant

Kinexum Services LLC

LinkedIn
2025 - Present · 1 yr

North America

Yale University

Drug Development Lecturer

Yale University

LinkedIn
2025 - 2026 · 1 yr
Channel Therapeutics (formerly Chromocell Therapeutics)

Chief Medical Officer

Channel Therapeutics (formerly Chromocell Therapeutics)

2023 - 2025 · 2 yrs

New Jersey, United States

Led clinical development, regulatory strategy, and pharmacovigilance for neuroscience-focused biotech. • Developed clinical strategy for 3 novel indications across different therapeutic areas and filed 2 patents for novel treatment concepts • Designed and executed a phase 2 program (3 trials) for a novel fixed-dose combination for the treatment of acute pain • Supported successful IPO including investor roadshow, presenting clinical data and strategy to bankers and analysts • Built clinical operations team from ground up, hiring employees and establishing consultant network to execute development program

Nevakar Inc.

Chief Medical Officer

Nevakar Inc.

LinkedIn
2018 - 2023 · 5 yrs

(including subsidiaries Vyluma and Nevakar Injectables) | 2018-2023 VP & Head of Clinical Development (2018-2020) → CMO Nevakar (2020-2021) → CMO Nevakar Injectables (2021-2022) → CMO Vyluma (2022-2023) Biotech focused on drug repurposing. Responsible for clinical development, regulatory strategy, pharmacovigilance, and clinical operations across parent company and two subsidiaries. • Led team that filed 3 NDAs: low-dose atropine for pediatric myopia (NVK002) and two hospital/ICU products • Designed and executed Phase 3 CHAMP trial (1,200+ pediatric patients, 36 months) published in JAMA Ophthalmology 2023 • Established clinical operations infrastructure including CRO management, site selection, and pharmacovigilance systems for 3 simultaneous development programs • Presented to and supported interactions with investors and bankers

EnteraBio

Chief Medical Officer

EnteraBio

2018 - 2018

Early-stage biotech developing oral peptide delivery technology for parathyroid hormone (hypoparathyroidism and osteoporosis). • Responsible for clinical, regulatory, and CMC strategy; built preclinical-to-clinical development plan for orphan indication program and for program for osteoporosis • Supported successful IPO including investor roadshow, presenting clinical data and strategy to bankers, venture capitalists and analysts • Designed and completed a Phase 2 proof of concept in patients with hypoparathyroidism

Covance

VP, Global Head Clinical Drug Development Leaders, Early Phase Development Solutions

Covance

LinkedIn
2015 - 2017 · 2 yrs

Led international teams providing strategic drug development consulting across discovery through registration for biotech and pharmaceutical clients. • Managed consulting business unit generating $120-170M annually in awarded revenue with team of 15+ PhDs and MDs • Developed clinical and regulatory strategies for 50+ client programs annually spanning IND-enabling through Phase 2 proof-of-concept • Led teams in FDA, EMA and Asia (China, Japan) regulatory meeting preparation and strategy for multiple therapeutic areas • Supported business development activities in US and Asia (China, Korea, Japan) generating approximately $80M annually

Covance

VP, Molecule Development Group

Covance

LinkedIn
2012 - 2015 · 3 yrs

Princeton, NJ

Grunenthal USA Inc.

VP, Head of Clinical Development USA

Grunenthal USA Inc.

2010 - 2012 · 2 yrs

Led US clinical development for German pharmaceutical company's pain portfolio. • Managed US clinical development team and coordinated with global R&D headquarters in Aachen, Germany • Participated in Tapentadol NDA filing and FDA interactions for pain management indication • Designed development programs and led a phase 2 program for 2 novel analgesic products • Filed patent for first-in-class intrathecal/epidural opioid designed to prevent systemic abuse (US Patent 8,895,623) • Developed novel chemical concept for oral opioid formulation preventing multi-pill overdose

Javelin Pharmaceuticals

VP, Clinical Development

Javelin Pharmaceuticals

2008 - 2010 · 2 yrs

Responsible for clinical development, operations, biostatistics, and preclinical programs for acute pain portfolio. • Led team that filed NDA for Dyloject (first injectable diclofenac in US) in December 2009, approved 2014 • Completed phase 3 programs for two additional analgesic assets • Directed all regulatory interactions, study report preparation, and risk management plans for NDA submission • Restructured clinical development teams to align with corporate strategy, improving operational efficiency

Education

Emory University

Emory University

LinkedIn

Anesthesiology-Clinical Research and Pain Management

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

LinkedIn

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