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B Pharm, PhD, MRPharmS

Rodney Horder graduated in Pharmacy from the School of Pharmacy, University of London.  He was awarded a PhD for studies in emulsion stability.

Until July 2009, he was Divisional Vice President, Strategic Regulatory Europe for Abbott Laboratories, responsible for coordinating Abbott’s quality initiatives and external collaborations in Europe.  From 2001 to 2007 he was Divisional Vice President, Quality Assurance for Abbott Global Pharmaceutical R&D, based in USA, responsible for developing and implementing Quality Systems for GPRD, and assuring compliance with the systems and global regulatory expectations.

After 8 years experience in product development at Merck Sharp & Dohme, Dr Horder joined Abbott in the UK in 1978, as Program Manager, Pharmaceutical Formulation. In 1982 he became Director of the Abbott International Development Centre (IDC), responsible for Pharmaceutical and Analytical Development, Clinical Trial Supplies, and Technical Support for Abbott International.

Dr Horder is a Member of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission, Chairman of British Pharmacopoeia Expert Advisory Group: Pharmacy, and Chairman of British Pharmacopoeia Expert Advisory Group: Antibiotics.  He is also the UK delegate to European Pharmacopoeia Expert Working Group 12, Dosage Forms & Methods.