Alexander Chu-Kung

Head of Development

San Diego, California, United States

About

Experience

  • Vice President, CMC at Adcentrx Therapeutics
    2021 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

  • Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior Director Of Development
      Feb 2020 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr

    • Director of Process Development
      Jun 2018 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • AbbVie (7 yrs 6 mos)
    • Principal Engineer
      2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Sr Research Engineer III
      2014 - 2017 · 3 yrs

      Lead the Antibody Drug Conjugate Engineering team - Coordinate engineering activities with other functional areas - Lead tech transfer of ADC projects to other sites - Process design and understanding for ADC process - Develop strategy for process development across multiple ADC projects - Develop strategy for ADC drug substance process characterization - Key contributor to building internal ADC facilities - Contribute to project strategy and timelines - Provide advise for regulator documents - Manage and mentor multiple engineers

    • Sr Reserach Engineer II
      2011 - 2014 · 3 yrs

      Engineering lead on multiple late stage compounds. - Coordinate activities of engineering team with overall API team - Process development and optimization targeted to improving quality, yield and productivity - Leading tech transfer activities to commercial site - Working with CMOs and guiding process development activities to support future filing - Leading risk assessment teams - Define process design space, critical process controls and filing strategy for late stage drugs

  • Sr Research Engineer at Abbott Laboratories
    2006 - 2011 · 5 yrs

    Primary responsabilities are the design, developement and scale up of API chemical processes from the bench-top to manufacturing scale. Skills include developing kinetic and thermodynamic models of various unit operations, developing API crystallizations to control physical properties, and cost modelling of API process.

  • Post Doctoral Researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara
    2005 - Jun 2006 · 1 yr 6 mos