Experience

On Demand Pharmaceuticals Inc

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Research & Development

  • Apr 2020 - Present

• Director of Drug Substance Purification

  • Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

  Director of Drug Substance Purification for On Demand Pharmaceuticals, a start-up company tasked with commercializing the Pharmacy on Demand (POD) technology, developed at MIT, through the completion of an aNDA filing for the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin.



Alkermes

• Ireland
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Engineer II

  • Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

  Role involved process development of pharmaceutical materials, specifically focusing on crystallization and controlling final drug substance CQAs such as particle size. Facilitated tech transfer activities to CMO enabling engineering batches and demonstrating process validation readiness in addition to supporting work related to NDA filing deliverables. Role involved process development of pharmaceutical materials, specifically focusing on crystallization and controlling final drug substance CQAs such as particle size. Facilitated tech transfer activities to CMO enabling engineering batches and demonstrating process validation readiness in addition to supporting work related to NDA filing deliverables.



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Associate

  • Jun 2015 - Nov 2017

  Current research is focused on the development of an innovative miniaturized, automated, self-contained and continuous end-to-end pharmaceutical drug manufacturing unit as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Pharmacy on Demand (PoD) project. This role involves the design, build and operation of a novel platform in addition to pharmaceutical process development in terms of isolation, purification, crystallisation and formulation of active pharmaceutical ingredients from crude solutions. Show less



EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation

• Univeristy of Strathclyde

• Laboratory Technician

  • Oct 2014 - May 2015

  Role involved the procurement of laboratory specific equipment including various process analytical technology and spectroscopy tools. This position included general support to researchers, assistance with equipment and analysis, as well as organisation of specific training. Role involved the procurement of laboratory specific equipment including various process analytical technology and spectroscopy tools. This position included general support to researchers, assistance with equipment and analysis, as well as organisation of specific training.



University of Strathclyde

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Student

  • Oct 2010 - Sep 2014

  Under the supervisoin of Prof. Alastair Florence my studdies were conducted at Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and my research was part of the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation.My Ph.D thesis was focused on development of continuous crystallization processes with a focus on the control of particle attributes, specifically polymorph control (title: Polymorph control of pharmaceuticals within a continuous oscillatory baffle crystallizer). Show less

• M.Sci. Forensic and Analytical Chemistry

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2010

  Straight Masters Degree within the Pure and Applied Chemistry Deparment. Unique in that it’s the only one in the UK to have dual professional accreditation by both the Royal Society of Chemisty (RSC) and the Centre for Forensic Science.My final year thesis was focused on creating a structural database of closely related salts of similar structure. The effect on the physical properties of the salts, such as melting point and solubility were investigated to assess correlations between the specific intentional changing of groups present. This work was part of a larger PhD research project. Show less



RSSL

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Industrial Placement Student

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2009

  Pharmaceutical analysis, GMP, wet chemistry, client specific method validations, USP, EP, BP JP protocols. This placement proved to be a fantastic opportunity to apply the skills learnt at university in a real industrial setting and thus stimulated my interest in the field of pharmaceuticals and the challenges faced in converting a chemical entity into a safe and effective medicinal product. Pharmaceutical analysis, GMP, wet chemistry, client specific method validations, USP, EP, BP JP protocols. This placement proved to be a fantastic opportunity to apply the skills learnt at university in a real industrial setting and thus stimulated my interest in the field of pharmaceuticals and the challenges faced in converting a chemical entity into a safe and effective medicinal product.