Insights
May / June 2018
As this is my first Pharmaceutical Engineering editorial, let me introduce myself. I have been in the pharmaceutical industry for the last 41 years. Over time, I became the global head of quality for three major pharmaceutical companies. I’ve lived and worked in six different countries, but for the last 15 years I have been a resident of the Philadelphia area.
I have witnessed the evolution of this important industry from bioextractives to recombinant DNA bioproteins, from small molecules to monoclonal antibodies. Throughout these four decades, however, the industry has never forgotten the reason for its existence: our patients.
Our magazine provides a major opportunity to disseminate the science and technology driving these changes. I encourage all of you to contribute articles that will inform and educate our members about the challenges and opportunities facing our industry.
I look forward to working with all of you to increase the reach and influence of Pharmaceutical Engineering.
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