David Schmitt

About

Experience

• Director, Head Formulation Development DPS at Lonza
  Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

  Team Leader for Biologics Formulation Development at Lonza Drug Product Services

• Senior Director - Consultant Cell Therapy CMC at B Squared
  Feb 2024 - May 2024 · 4 mos

  Consulting services in the field of Cell Therapy Process Development & Manufacturing Operations, leadership in CMC, Strategic input, CDMO management. Exclusive consultant for Scarcell Therapeutics, Paris, France.

• Senior Director, Head Product Development Biotherapeutics - Europe at Catalent Pharma Solutions
  Sep 2021 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Novartis (13 yrs 3 mos)
  • Group Head QC Cell Substrate Analytics
    Jul 2017 - Sep 2021 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Group leader in Biologics Quality Control organization for the characterization, release and viral safety testing on Cell Banks used for Biologics manufacturing.

  • Head Pharmaceutical Development Cell & Gene Therapies
    Sep 2014 - Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Group leader Pharmaceutical Development for Cell&Gene therapy products (autologous cell therapy, Lenti/Adeno/AA viral vectors). Build up internal development capabilities, support of clinical/commercial manufacturing and CMO management.

  • Fellow - Cell and Gene Therapies Pharmaceutical Development
    Jul 2013 - Sep 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Lead of Pharmaceutical Development in the Advanced Therapy Group

• Lab Head MSAT at Novartis France
  Dec 2004 - Jul 2008 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  Biologics Commercial Drug Substance Manufacturing. Lab Head in Manufacturing Science & Technology Protein Purification