BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 10, 2025--
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceuticals company, today announced the appointment of Vincent (Vin) Colicchio as Senior Vice President of Operations, effective February 3, 2025. In this role, Vin will lead Cosette’s manufacturing, global supply chain, and operational strategy, ensuring efficiency, and supply continuity as the company continues its strong trajectory of growth and transformation.
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“As we rapidly diversify our product portfolio and expand our footprint, we continue to enhance our operational capabilities” said Apurva Saraf, President and CEO, Cosette Pharmaceuticals. “Vin is an exceptional leader with deep expertise in leading complex operations with high-performing teams and driving efficiencies. His experience at large-scale U.S. manufacturing and global supply chain operations will play a critical role as we continue to advance our capabilities and expand our portfolio.”
Vin brings more than 35+ years of leadership in pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain operations, spanning semi-solids, liquids, oral solids, and transdermals in both branded and generic markets. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Supply Chain and External Manufacturing at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, where he led end-to-end supply chain operations for North America, overseeing a network of more than 45 CMOs and CPOs across the US, Canada, and Europe. He played a key role in the acquisition and integration of Mayne Pharma’s generics portfolio, strengthening Dr. Reddy’s market position and operational efficiency.
Prior to Dr. Reddy’s, Vin held senior leadership roles at Amneal Pharmaceuticals, G&W Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, UCB Pharma, and Wyeth, where he successfully led manufacturing expansions, supply chain transformations, and operational optimization initiatives. His ability to streamline production, enhance supply resilience, and drive best-in-class manufacturing excellence has made him a recognized leader in the industry.
“Cosette’s dynamic growth and commitment to operational excellence make this an incredibly exciting opportunity,” said Vin Colicchio, Senior Vice President, Operations. “I look forward to working alongside the talented teams at Cosette to scale our manufacturing capabilities, enhance supply chain agility, and to ensure seamless delivery of the highest quality medicines to the patients.”
Vin holds a B.S. in Biochemical Engineering from Rutgers University and an MBA in Management.
About Cosette Pharmaceuticals:
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Cosette”) is a US-based, fully integrated pharmaceutical company with a fast-growing portfolio of branded pharmaceuticals consisting of products in women’s health, cardiology and dermatology. Cosette has a long history in quality manufacturing of complex dosage forms including topical creams, ointments, oral liquids/solutions and suppositories. Cosette has corporate and manufacturing facilities in New Jersey and North Carolina and is supported by 350+ dedicated team members across all functional areas. Cosette is backed by Avista Healthcare Partners, a healthcare focused private equity firm, and funds managed by Hamilton Lane, a private markets investment management firm (NASDAQ: HLNE). For more information, please visit www.cosettepharma.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — World champions Ilia Malinin and the ice dance duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates will anchor one of the strongest U.S. Figure Skating teams in history when they head to Italy for the Milan Cortina Olympics in less than a month.
Malinin, fresh off his fourth straight national title, will be the prohibitive favorite to follow in the footsteps of Nathan Chen by delivering another men's gold medal for the American squad when he steps on the ice at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.
Chock and Bates, who won their record-setting seventh U.S. title Saturday night, also will be among the Olympic favorites, as will world champion Alysa Liu and women's teammate Amber Glenn, fresh off her third consecutive national title.
U.S. Figure Skating announced its full squad of 16 athletes for the Winter Games during a made-for-TV celebration Sunday.
"I'm just so excited for the Olympic spirit, the Olympic environment," Malinin said. “Hopefully go for that Olympic gold.”
Malinin will be joined on the men's side by Andrew Torgashev, the all-or-nothing 24-year-old from Coral Springs, Florida, and Maxim Naumov, the 24-year-old from Simsbury, Connecticut, who fulfilled the hopes of his late parents by making the Olympic team.
Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were returning from a talent camp in Kansas when their American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River in January 2025. One of the last conversations they had with their son was about what it would take for him to follow in their footsteps by becoming an Olympian.
“We absolutely did it,” Naumov said. “Every day, year after year, we talked about the Olympics. It means so much in our family. It's what I've been thinking about since I was 5 years old, before I even know what to think. I can't put this into words.”
Chock and Bates helped the Americans win team gold at the Beijing Games four years ago, but they finished fourth — one spot out of the medals — in the ice dance competition. They have hardly finished anywhere but first in the years since, winning three consecutive world championships and the gold medal at three straight Grand Prix Finals.
U.S. silver medalists Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik also made the dance team, as did the Canadian-born Christina Carreira, who became eligible for the Olympics in November when her American citizenship came through, and Anthony Ponomarenko.
Liu was picked for her second Olympic team after briefly retiring following the Beijing Games. She had been burned out by years of practice and competing, but stepping away seemed to rejuvenate the 20-year-old from Clovis, California, and she returned to win the first world title by an American since Kimmie Meissner stood atop the podium two decades ago.
Now, the avant-garde Liu will be trying to help the U.S. win its first women's medal since Sasha Cohen in Turin in 2006, and perhaps the first gold medal since Sarah Hughes triumphed four years earlier at the Salt Lake City Games.
Her biggest competition, besides a powerful Japanese contingent, could come from her own teammates: Glenn, a first-time Olympian, has been nearly unbeatable the past two years, while 18-year-old Isabeau Levito is a former world silver medalist.
"This was my goal and my dream and it just feels so special that it came true,” said Levito, whose mother is originally from Milan.
The two pairs spots went to Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea, the U.S. silver medalists, and the team of Emily Chan and Spencer Howe.
The top American pairs team, two-time reigning U.S. champions Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, were hoping that the Finnish-born Efimova would get her citizenship approved in time to compete in Italy. But despite efforts by the Skating Club of Boston, where they train, and the help of their U.S. senators, she did not receive her passport by the selection deadline.
“The importance and magnitude of selecting an Olympic team is one of the most important milestones in an athlete's life,” U.S. Figure Skating CEO Matt Farrell said, "and it has such an impact, and while there are sometimes rules, there is also a human element to this that we really have to take into account as we make decisions and what's best going forward from a selection process.
“Sometimes these aren't easy," Farrell said, “and this is not the fun part.”
The fun is just beginning, though, for the 16 athletes picked for the powerful American team.
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Amber Glenn competes during the women's free skating competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Alysa Liu skates during the "Making Team USA" performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Maxim Naumov skates during the "Making Team USA" performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Madison Chock and Evan Bates skate during the "Making the Team" performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Gold medalist Ilia Malinin arrives for the metal ceremony after the men's free skate competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
