Pharmacist turned Entrepreneur with Ira Pastor
b'Ira Pastor, \\xa0is the Chief Executive Officer of Bioquark Inc. He has over 30 years of experience across multiple sectors of the pharmaceutical industry. \\xa0These sectors include pharmaceutical commercialization, biotech drug development, managed care, distribution, OTC, and retail. \\xa0Ira has served as VP, Business Development for drug development company Phytomedics Inc. \\xa0Ira spearheaded raising $40 million of private equity, consummating over $50 million of licensing deals, and bringing lead drug candidate from discovery stage to Phase III development. \\xa0Prior to that, Ira was employed by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals working in sales, marketing, and business strategy positions. \\n\\nMr. Pastor has also served as Vice President of Corporate Development for the pharmacy benefit management company Prescription Delivery Systems (acquired by Cigna Health Insurance). \\xa0He earned his MBA from Temple University and his BS, Pharmacy from Rutgers University. In addition, Ira is also a Board Member of RegenerAge SAPI de CV, (www.regenerage.clinic/en/.) a clinical company focused on expedited translational therapeutic applications of regenerative and rejuvenative healthcare interventions. \\xa0He also serves on the Reanima Project (http://www.reanima.tech),and is a member of the World E.conomic Forum\\u2019s \\xa0Human Enhancement council (https://www.weforum.org/people/ira-pastor).\\nIra Pastor - Pharmacist to Entrepreneur\\nIra grew up in the Philadelphia area and was a pharmacist by training. \\xa0He then pursued a degree in business. Ira\\u2019s entrepreneur training dates back to his father, a naval shipman in WW2. \\xa0His father was also a pharmacist by trade and built a successful community pharmacy. \\xa0At an early age, Ira saw his father\\u2019s determination and work ethic during the depression. \\xa0Additionally, his dad\\u2019s military background was an important factor for instilling these characteristics.\\nPassion of Regenerating, Repairing and Healing\\nAs Ira grew up in the family pharmacy business, he knew early on that he would be a pharmacist. \\xa0He worked side by side with his father and eventually evolved to the next phase-big biotech questions. \\xa0Ira was missing the entrepreneurial spirited angle and needed something more tangible so he jumped into a smaller biotech. \\xa0Bioquark and 3 R\\u2019s.\\n\\n \\tRegeneration\\n \\tRepair\\n \\tRejuvenation\\n\\n\\u201cHow we can do a better job of regenerating, repairing and healing people; veterans fall in a major way in that category from some of the most traumatic, chronic and acute damage that are experienced.\\u201d \\u2013 Ira Pastor\\nBioquark\\u2019s Mission\\n\\u201cHow we can move as an industry to addressing these much bigger problems associated with human degeneration, deterioration and death?\\u201d- Ira Pastor\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\n\\nCheck out these links for Ira Pastor\\n\\n \\tBioquark Webiste\\n\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out\\xa0Veteran on the Move on Facebook\\xa0to connect with our guests! It\\u2019s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.\\n\\nVeteran On the Move\\xa0podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host\\xa0Joe Crane\\xa0. The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 As a result,\\xa0Veteran On the Move\\xa0has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through\\xa0Stitcher Radio,\\xa0Sound Cloud,\\xa0itunes\\xa0and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.'