George Kottayil

COO, US at AcastiPharma

Mr. George Kottayil has spent over 20 years at prominent life science companies. Most recently, Mr. Kottayil was a co-founder and served as CEO of Grace Therapeutics, prior to its acquisition by Acasti in August 2021. Previously, Mr. George Kottayil was a co-founder and president of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and principal inventor of SUBSYS®, a sublingual fentanyl spray for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain, which generated annual revenue of approximately $250 million during the fiscal year ended 2015. He has previously held senior positions at Unimed Pharmaceuticals Inc., which was later acquired by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which in turn was acquired by AbbVie Inc. He has held key roles in product development and obtaining FDA approval for ANDROGEL®, which generated annual revenue of approximately $1.15 billion during the fiscal year ended 2012, as well as formulating and executing a strategy that resulted in down-scheduling of the controlled prescription drug MARINOL® by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

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  • COO, US

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