Bernard R. Tyrrell, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
EpiCept Corp. (Tarrytown, NY)
Mr. Tyrrell joined EpiCept as the Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing in November 2009. Most recently, Mr. Tyrrell led Otsuka America Pharmaceutical’s Oncology Division in North America. In prior assignments, with leading pharmaceutical companies in the US and EU including Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca, and in biotech companies including Oncor Inc. and Biotechnology General, he lead commercialization efforts for new and existing brands within multiple specialty therapeutic areas.
Mr. Tyrrell lived in the UK for more than 7 years where he led AstraZeneca’s Oncology and Infection Global Marketing and launched Eli Lilly’s Gemzar.
Mr. Tyrrell is a Registered Pharmacist. He earned a BS in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. He holds an MBA in Marketing Management from Bryant College in Smithfield, Rhode Island.