Globetrotting pharma manager lands at Boulder’s AGC Biologics Inc.

BOULDER — With only about two years on the Boulder biosciences scene, AGC Biologics Inc. is still a relative newcomer on the block, but the woman hired as general manager of the city’s manufacturing facility is an industry veteran.

Regina Choi-Rivera, hired as Boulder general manager last month, joins the organization from South Korea-based life-sciences firm Samsung Biologics.

In fact, she moved from Korea to Boulder without ever having visited the city. 

A self-described “Korean-born American,” Choi-Rivera moved to New York City at the age of 17 before receiving both engineering bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of…