Keith Drouet, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Business Development

Keith brings over 12 years of business development experience and has tremendous knowledge of the North America pharmaceutical and biotech marketplace. Operating from CML’s West Coast office, an important strategic region for Cambridge Major, Keith directs business development activities on the West Coast, Japan, and select areas of the East Coast. His responsibilities include new business development, technical proposal generation, contract negotiations, and supply/material sourcing utilizing his strong contacts in India and China. Keith’s strong chemistry background and experience in developing new business opportunities make him a real asset to Cambridge Major, as well as gives him added credibility in the eyes of our client base; many of whom are Ph.D. scientists themselves.

Formerly Director of Business Development for Cychem Inc he focused on contract outsourcing opportunities within the Biotech and Pharma industries including API manufacturing, process R&D, combinatorial chemistry, and pharmacology.  He began his career as a Research Scientist at Arena Pharmaceuticals in San Diego where he was involved in the synthesis and design of small molecules that interact with G-protein Coupled Receptors, as well as parallel synthesis of small molecules for drug discovery. 

Educational Background
Ph.D. - Organic Chemistry; University of California, San Diego
B.S. - Chemistry; University of California, Santa Barbara