M-RCBG Senior Fellow-Led Study Group: Omar Robles
Thursday, October 21, 4:00-5:30pm
Wexner 434B Conference Room
Registration is encouraged via this FORM
Note: current restrictions allow only those with an HUID to enter the buildings and attend the session
M-RCBG Senior Fellow Omar Robles will host Dr. Ryan O’Quinn (via Zoom) for overview of how small molecule drug exclusivity is regulated in the U.S. We will also discuss some recent congressional activity in pharmaceutical patents, focusing on new federal and state legislation; the FDA’s recent policy changes; and discuss salient trends in the practices of pharmaceutical firms.
Dr. Ryan O’Quinn, Partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Omar Robles is Managing Partner at Emerging Health LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to applying economic and strategic expertise to complex business and legal challenges in life sciences. Dr. Robles has consulted on numerous commercial litigations concerning prescription pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and dietary supplements. His engagements have concerned antitrust claims and intellectual property matters litigated in US federal and state courts, the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and Canadian courts. Dr. Robles’ research focuses on regulatory health policy, drug development, and competition in life sciences. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of Health Economics. In addition, Dr. Robles routinely publishes articles in legal news sources as a life sciences expert and has contributed to multiple publications from the American Bar Association. He also holds a Lecturer position at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health where he provides graduate instruction on regulatory science and drug development. He has previously taught economics and public policy at Harvard University, Georgetown University, and the University of Maryland-College Park. In 2010, Dr. Robles received the prestigious Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize for excellence in teaching from the Harvard Undergraduate Council. Dr. Robles received his B.B.A. in finance and economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, his M.B.A. from DePaul University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. As a Senior Fellow, his research will focus on the role of regulatory policy on competition in prescription pharmaceuticals. Email: orobles@hks.harvard.edu