Alex Philippidis of White Plains, has been promoted to senior business editor at “Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News” (GEN) and “Clinical OMICs.” He specializes in biopharma business news and industry issues for both publications, and their parent company, Mary Ann Liebert Inc. of New Rochelle.
GEN covers the entire bioproduct life cycle, including drug discovery, early-stage R&D, applied research, bioprocessing and commercialization. Philippidis joined GEN in 2011 after four years at GenomeWeb LLC where he covered research institutes and spent three years following biotech economic development as editor of the weekly newsletter “BioRegion News.”
Earlier, he worked more than 20 years for various newspapers, including the “Westchester County Business Journal,” where he served as editor in chief and held reporting positions from 1994 to 2007. He also reported for “Soundings,” an independent newspaper covering the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in Norfolk, Virginia, and Gannett Suburban Newspapers.
