Drug Solutions Podcast: FDA Speaks About Near Patient and Continuous Manufacturing

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Adam C. Fisher, PhD, director of Science Staff and Immediate Office/Office of Pharmaceutical Quality at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research/FDA, discusses point of care and patient manufacturing with Pharmaceutical Technology editor Jill Murphy.

In this episode of the Drug Solutions podcast, Jill Murphy, Editor, talks to Adam C. Fisher, PhD, director of Science Staff and Immediate Office/Office of Pharmaceutical Quality at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research/FDA, about point of care, patient manufacturing, and new innovative technologies in the industry.


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About the Speaker

Adam C. Fisher, PhD, is the Director, Science Staff in the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the FDA. Dr. Fisher focuses on engaging FDA stakeholders and supporting advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies. At the FDA, he has served as a primary and secondary reviewer of Abbreviated New Drug Applications (generics) and Drug Master Files, a Team Lead, a subject matter expert on complex drug substances and advanced biomanufacturing, and a liaison to the United States Pharmacopeia BIO1 Expert Committee. He joined the FDA in 2014 as a chemical engineer with expertise in the synthesis of biomolecules. Dr. Fisher’s work prior to joining the FDA focused on the microbial production of proteins and glycoproteins. Dr. Fisher was the co-founder and Chief Science Officer of a startup company focused on microbial technologies for the production of glycoproteins. He earned his B.S. degree at the University of Maryland College Park (Chemical Engineering) and his Ph.D. at Cornell University (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering).


About the Drug Solutions Podcast

Pharmaceutical Technology presents the Drug Solutions podcast, where the editors will chat with industry experts from across the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical supply chain. Join us as experts share insights into your biggest questions—from the technologies, to strategies, to regulations related to the development and manufacture of drug products.

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