Eric Edwards

Dr. Eric Edwards is co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Phlow Corp., a pioneering public benefit pharmaceutical corporation. As Phlow's founding CEO, Dr. Edwards helped lead the team to construct multiple advanced manufacturing facilities on U.S. soil to provide a solution to the broken essential medicine supply chain and over-reliance on foreign manufacturers for our Nation’s highest priority medicines. Phlow also operationalized the Nation's first Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Reserve (SAPIR) program. Dr. Edwards was previously co-founder of Kaléo, Inc. a pharmaceutical company in Richmond, VA. During his 16 years at Kaléo, he held multiple executive positions including Chief Science Officer, Chief Medical Officer, and Vice President – Innovation. Dr. Edwards is the co-inventor of multiple marketed products, including AUVI-Q, epinephrine auto-injector for the treatment of allergic emergencies (anaphylaxis), is named on over 225 issued and patent-pending applications, and is a published author on numerous scientific publications. Dr. Edwards also continues to serve his community by volunteering on a local rescue squad, including responding to 911 calls and training paramedics in pre-hospital emergency care. Dr. Edwards. obtained his B.S. in Biology, Ph.D. in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Doctor of Medicine degrees at Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia.

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