Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Postdoctoral Researcher specializing in the formulation science and analytics of early phase drug product development. Currently working at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma focusing on transforming fragile molecules - NBEs (biologicals & peptides) into viable sustained release drug products through innovative injectable formulation design and advanced material analytics. My expertise in sustained release systems, long-acting injectables, and biologics drug product formulation aligns with my passion for advancing innovative therapeutic solutions. Committed to accelerating the pipeline from early drug product development to clinical readiness.
Biologics Formulation Development for Intravitreal Drug Delivery Early-phase drug product development projects, including planning, coordination, and execution of key technical activities. Engaging with contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) to identify suitable technologies and capabilities for product development and manufacturing. Serving as the elected Postdoctoral Representative, contributing to networking activities, planning scientific events and representing postdoctoral researchers at institutional meetings. Scouting and evaluating emerging technologies for long-acting drug delivery systems.
Initiating collaborative projects among the different research thrusts Participation in Scientific courses & Training programs
Working on engineering stimuli responsive polymers & hydrogels for drug delivery Porous hydrogel based materials for soft actuator applications Supervision of post graduate students for thesis \& Forschungspraktikum Teaching assistance to supervisor in conducting "Biomaterials" course & Seminar course on Micro & Nanotechnologies for Post Graduate program
Synthesis of thermoresponsive polymers using Controlled radical polymerization (RAFT) technique. Hands on experience with Charaterization techniques such as: NMR, DLS, TEM etc.
Hands on experience with hydrogel synthesis based on acrylamides. Introduced to iCVD (initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition) polymerization method