Subject: R&D

Barry Friedman Ph.D.

Barry A. Friedman, Ph.D. is a Senior Consultant in the biotechnology, regulatory compliance, microbiology, and aseptic processing arenas. From 2000 to 2007, Dr. Friedman was associated with Cambrex Bio Science Baltimore, a contract manufacturer of GMP bulk biopharmaceuticals located in Baltimore, MD. In that capacity as the Director of Quality Control, he managed a multi-shift… Continue reading Barry Friedman Ph.D.

Manuel Gamez-Garcia, Ph.D.

Manuel Gamez-Garcia received his Master’s degree in Electrochemistry from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, and his PhD in Engineering Physics in the field of Polymers from the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada. He has held the positions of Manager of Claim Substantiation at Croda, Inc., Applications Manager Personal Care at Dow Chemical/Amerchol Corporation,… Continue reading Manuel Gamez-Garcia, Ph.D.

Jan Gates

Jan Gates has 30+ years of experience in package engineering for foods, pharmaceuticals, detergents, and medical devices, with a BS in Food Science and an MS in Packaging from Michigan State University. Her work includes individual contributions and leading teams for packaging material and systems design and development. The packaging design and development have been… Continue reading Jan Gates

Paolo Giacomoni, Ph.D.

Dr. Paolo Giacomoni is an independent consultant to the skin care industry. He is a quality-focused leader with over 25 years of experience in product research and development for cosmetic product providers. He was Chief Scientific Officer of Elan Rose International. He served as VP of Skin Care Worldwide R&D with Herbalife. He was Executive… Continue reading Paolo Giacomoni, Ph.D.

Heidi Graham

Ms. Heidi Graham pursued package engineering as a way to blend creativity with science and make a positive impact in people’s lives. Known for her entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action, her work has been recognized for pioneering open innovation and consumer-centric design, including the development of breakthrough continuous spray sunscreen that transformed the category.… Continue reading Heidi Graham

Dr. Pardeep K. Gupta

Dr. Pardeep K. Gupta is a Professor of Pharmaceutics at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of The Sciences in Philadelphia (USciences). He received his B. Pharm. and M. Pharm. (pharmaceutical chemistry) degrees from India. He also received a M.S. degree in medicinal chemistry from USciences and a Ph.D. in pharmaceutics from the… Continue reading Dr. Pardeep K. Gupta

Douglas G. Hayes

Douglas G. Hayes has over 30 years of experience with surfactants and detergents and their use in soft matter systems. Dr. Hayes also has research interests in value-added products from renewable resources, biopolymers in agricultural systems, and nanotechnology. Dr. Hayes has published over 75 publications in peer-reviewed journals, over 20 book chapters, and two co-edited… Continue reading Douglas G. Hayes

Steve Herman

Steve Herman is President of Diffusion LLC, a consulting firm specializing in regulatory issues, intellectual property, and technology development. He has been an adjunct professor in the FDU Cosmetic Science Program since 1993, teaching the Cosmetic Formulation Lab and Perfumery. Steve was a columnist for GCI Magazine for 17 years and has written a book,… Continue reading Steve Herman

Khurshid Iqbal, Ph.D.

Dr. Iqbal has over 25 years of domestic and international experience in pharmaceutical product development. He has worked within the leading multinational pharmaceutical organizations, R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Hoffmann-La Roche, and E.R. Squibb & Sons, and lastly as Sr. Vice President and CSO at KBI Biopharma, Inc. Dr. Iqbal earned his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics… Continue reading Khurshid Iqbal, Ph.D.

David Long

David Long worked for Rhône Poulenc Health Division (now Sanofi-Aventis) in Quality Assurance (QA) for over twenty years, where he gained considerable experience in all three Good Practice disciplines: GLP, GCP, and GMP. When he left Rhône-Poulenc, he was Senior Director of R&D worldwide for Quality and Process Improvement. Mr. Long has since worked for… Continue reading David Long