Affiliated Focus Groups

Excipients
Modified Release
Process Analytical Technology
Process Development
Sterile Products

Manufacturing Science & Engineering

The Manufacturing Science & Engineering (MSE) Section of AAPS brings together all members who are interested in and contribute to the application and advancement of science and technology as it relates to process development and manufacture of pharmaceutical and pharmaceutically related products including medical devices and active pharmaceutical ingredients. It will provide a forum for exchange of information and networking between members and with members of allied Sections and organizations. Areas of specific interest include pharmaceutical product manufacturing (both investigational and commercial), quality assurance and engineering principles as applied to manufacturing, process optimization, scale-up and technology transfer, and quality systems including manufacturing technical support and quality by design.

MSE Section Vision

The Manufacturing Science & Engineering Section will be recognized globally as the premier organization of individuals dedicated to the advancement of science and engineering as applied to the design and manufacture of investigational and commercial pharmaceutical and pharmaceutically related products.

MSE Section Mission

The Manufacturing Science & Engineering Section mission is to:

• provide a forum for open interchange and dissemination of scientific knowledge and technical advances related to efficient and robust design, implementation, and execution of the manufacture of pharmaceutical and pharmaceutically related products.
• provide timely programming, strong networking and membership interactions, recognition of scientific achievement, and vigorous inter-organizational collaboration.
• foster graduate education, career growth, and professional development of the membership, while promoting continued growth and implementation of science and technology as applied to manufacturing.
• collaborate with other AAPS Sections, focus groups, and other scientific organizations associated with the development, registration, control, production, and troubleshooting of pharmaceutical products.
• recognize excellence and achievement of its members, encourage programming and publication of manufacturing-related scientific works by its members in AAPS-sponsored journals, and fosters graduate education and career growth and development of MSE members.

MSE By-Laws

Please check back frequently for more information about the brand new MSE Section!

The archived websites for the Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery (PDD) Section and the
Pharmaceutical Technologies (PT) Section are still available for access.

Chair
Vishal K. Gupta, Ph.D.
Covidien, Pharmaceutical R&D (formerly Tyco Healthcare/ Mallinckrodt)
Webster Groves, MO United States

Chair-Elect
Colleen E. Ruegger, Ph.D.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ United States

Vice Chair
Mr. Mukund "Mike" Yelvigi
Wyeth Research
Basking Ridge, NJ UNITED STATES

Secretary/Treasurer
Dawn D. Downey, Ph.D
Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc
Cincinnati, OH UNITED STATES

Past Chair
James E. Polli, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, MD United States

Annual Meeting Screeners Committee
Dr. Umang S. Shah
Solvay Pharmaceutical, Inc
Marietta, GA UNITED STATES

Annual Meeting Screeners Committee
Joseph P. Reo, Ph.D.
Schering-Plough Corporation
Lakeland, TN United States

Annual Meeting Program Committee
Mr. Mukund "Mike" Yelvigi
Wyeth Research
Basking Ridge, NJ UNITED STATES

Content Advisory Cmte
Karen A. Bossert, Ph.D.
Lyophilization Technology, Inc.
Ivyland, PA United States

Student/Postdoc Committee
Dr. Parag P. Budukh
Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. John Fisher College
Rochester, NY UNITED STATES

Fellows Committee
Larry L. Augsburger, Ph.D.
University Of MarylandSchool of Pharmacy
Severna Park, MD UNITED STATES

Nominations Committee
Vishal K. Gupta, Ph.D.
Covidien, Pharmaceutical R&D (formerly Tyco Healthcare/ Mallinckrodt)
Webster Groves, MO United States

Program Coordination Committee
Mr. Mukund "Mike" Yelvigi
Wyeth Research
Basking Ridge, NJ UNITED STATES

Strategic Planning
Sharmista Chatterjee, Ph.D.
FDA/ONDQA
Silver Spring, MD UNITED STATES

Communications Committee
Lynn Van Campen, Ph.D.
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI UNITED STATES

Communications Committee
Susan D'Souza, Ph.D.
Sepracor
Marlborough, MA UNITED STATES

Student Rep
Ms. Sonal Saluja
Mercer University
Atlanta, GA UNITED STATES

Webmasters Committee
Sanjay G. Gayakwad, Ph.D.
Azopharma Contract Pharmaceutical Services
Hollywood, FL United States

Member Strategic Oversight Committee
Christopher Ames, B.S.
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Somerset, NJ United States

Executive Council Liaison
Robert G. Bell, Ph.D.
Drug & Biotechnology Development, LLC
Clearwater, FL United States

Staff Liaison
Maureen E. Downs
AAPS
Arlington, VA

Excipients Focus Group
Brian AC Carlin, Ph.D.
FMC BioPolymer
Princeton, NJ

Excipients Focus Group
Otilia M. Koo
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
New Brunswick, NJ UNITED STATES

Modified Release Focus Group
Joseph P. Reo, Ph.D.
Schering-Plough Corporation
Lakeland, TN United States

Process Analytical Technology Focus Group
Shilpa S. Thosar, Ph.D., RAC
Takeda Global Research and Development
Lake Forest, IL United States

Process Development Focus Group
Victor M. Wong
SP
Berkeley Heights, NJ United States

Process Development Focus Group
Richard O. Mannion, Ph.D.
Purdue Pharma
Cranbury, NJ UNITED STATES

Sterile Products Focus Group
Lavinia Marina Lewis, Ph.D.
Pfizer
Chesterfield, MO United States

Sterile Products Focus Group
Qiang Ye, Ph.D.
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, CA