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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States

• Leads all scientific aspects of the Abraxis portfolio R&D, including technology evaluations, new product developments, new methods, and application development.• Directs R&D staff, including organizational structure, hiring, professional development, motivation, performance evaluation, discipline, compensation, personnel policies, and procedures.• Develops, sets, and manages budgets, ensuring appropriate allocation of resources.• Works across Eurofins Technologies companies to help set the scientific vision, lead, and drive execution toward this vision. • Together with the GSDH President, develop and set annual department goals, guide and develop team members on setting and achieving group and individual goals, and foster the team's development. • Tracks and reports project status and results to GSDH and Eurofins Technologies global management teams.• With the GSDH President, identifies, negotiates, and executes partnerships to leverage GSDH/Eurofins Technologies investments, including partnerships between industrial partners (such as commercial laboratories, private/public companies, etc.) and government agencies (such as FDA, USDA, state/federal labs, etc.), as scientific opportunities arise.• Serves as a public spokesperson and represents GSDH at relevant conferences or in pertinent journals, presenting or publishing newly generated scientific information.• Provides escalated scientific expertise to Technical Support and Manufacturing organizations should complex, technical product issues arise.• Performs other duties or special projects as required or assigned by GSDH or the Eurofins Technologies management team.

Greater Philadelphia

• Managed all R&D and production functions and scaled the production process six-fold.• Led and coordinated multiple BU teams to support the evolution of new products.• Identified the opportunities for expanding science and technology to new markets and diversified the development of ethylene sensors and lateral flow tests for the food industry.• Oversaw process development, analytical and bioanalytical methods development, and guided the establishment of SOPs to test currently marketed products.• Established short-range and long-range operating objectives, organizational structure, staffing requirements, and succession plans; built a multidisciplinary team of 8 professionals.

Haverford, Pa

Developed and assessed in vivo novel oral nanoparticle-based formulations of a proprietary drug candidate, which enabled the client to move drug development to the next phase.

Brooklyn, Ny

- Created strategies for product formulation, development, and optimization, which were successfully implemented in product efficacy studies.- Assessed immunogenicity studies and prepared a successful SBIR Phase I grant of $200K.

Philadelphia, Pa

Laboratory Director - Nanomaterials and Targeted Drug Delivery- Established and managed the Drug Delivery Laboratory, from recruiting and managing the research team to executing multidisciplinary scientific projects.- Prepared and secured eighteen competitive research grant awards totaling $2.7M from NIH, Bi-National Israel Science Foundation (BSF), W.W. Smith Foundation, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CURE formula, Coulter Foundation, Stein Foundation.- Administered and managed all aspects of the sponsored research projects including compliance with agency regulations and cost accounting standards, adherence to established timelines and deadlines, expenditure management using enterprise systems; staff recruitment and resource allocation, progress report completion and equipment procurement. - Managed the research team of 4-5 members a year, fostering motivation and creativity which improved performance, cultivated problem-solving, and promoted critical thinking.- Formed collaborations with local, national, and international partners to expand the scope of laboratory projects and obtain additional funding.

Philadelphia, Pa

Targeted small molecule/nucleic acid/cell delivery, biomaterials, tissue engineering, medical devices, biological sensors, and nanofabrication

Philadelphia, Pa

- Created objectives and scope for projects focusing on targeted delivery of small molecules, gene therapy, and cell therapy.- Designed and implemented a proof-of-concept study demonstrating feasibility of magnetic cell delivery to stented arteries as innovative strategy for vascular disease.- Co-invented and co-authored several granted patents, high impact factor publications (including PNAS), and research grants.

Beer-Sheva, Israel

- Launched an Analytical Chemistry Laboratory and managed a team of three lab members.- Developed laboratory-scale processes of enriching organic waste solvents for secondary markets.- Led method development and process development to extract toxic components from salt waste for disposal of industrial waste.- Optimized purification methods of industrial chemicals at the chemical standard grade to support manufacturing teams in the production of catalog products and enable product release.

Ph.D., Biotechnology Engineering

M. Sc., Biotechnology Engineering

B. Sc., Chemistry