Hemispherx Biopharma announced that it has bolstered its manufacturing and scientific capabilities with the promotion of Carol Smith, Ph.D., as Manager of Quality, the engagement of Step Change Pharma as an advisor to strengthen manufacturing and technical infrastructure, and the retention of Joseph C. Horvath, M.D., as a scientific advisor. Dr. Smith will be responsible for all quality control and quality assurance for the manufacturing of Ampligen® and Alferon. She has more than 32 years of experience in the process development, manufacturing, and testing of antiviral drug products such as natural human alpha interferon, monoclonal antibodies, and double-stranded nucleic acids. She served as the Director of Manufacturing for alpha interferon and Manager of Quality Control in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries prior to joining Hemispherx as the Quality Control Manager in Rockville, Maryland in 1991. Since then, Dr. Smith has held several positions at Hemispherx, including Director of Manufacturing and Process Development for Ampligen® at the Rockville facility and VP of Operations as the Company expanded to the New Brunswick, New Jersey facility. Dr. Horvath will be advising the Company on scientific aspects of development, manufacturing, and regulatory of the Company’s clinical-stage candidates. Before re-joining the Company as a consultant, he served Hemispherx as the Director of Research and Development from 2007 – 2015 when his responsibilities included process development, method development, analytical method validation, among other related activities. Prior to joining Hemispherx, Dr. Horvath was the Scientific Director of the Biotherapeutic Research Laboratory at St. Joseph’s Hospital Cancer Institute in Tampa, Fla. where he was responsible for drafting clinical protocols and informed consent forms for clinical trials.