Michael Linhares, Ph.D. and research fellow, business information systems, business operations, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer Inc.
Linhares leads Pfizer's BIS team and was a force behind the drugmaker's federated integration strategy to centralize R&D and eliminate "spreadmart" silos of information that were not updated or shared evenly. A newer challenge for Linhares is the implementation of a "scientific workbench" for common data capture that virtualizes lab information management systems, chromatography, eLab notebooks, data warehouse and outside information.
