Manager European Pharma Application Lab
BASF SE Pharma Solutions, Germany
Thorsten Cech, Application Expert Pharmaceutical Technology and Manager European Pharma Application Lab for BASF
Thorsten has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for some 30 years, mainly in the galenic R&D centers of different pharmaceutical companies such as Boehringer Ingelheim. He is process engineer with focus on pharmaceutical technology. His main profession lies in the formulation development, process optimization, and up-scaling of solid oral dosage forms.
Since 2005, Thorsten is Manager of the European Pharma Application Lab for BASF, based at headquarters, Ludwigshafen, Germany. In his current position, he supports customers in Europe, CIS Countries, Middle East, and Africa in the field of product applications, feasibility studies, formulation development, process optimization, and scale-up.
His field of expertise comprises the development of nasal sprays, syrups, and solid oral dosage forms, including orally disintegrating, modified release, and film coated dosage forms. Furthermore, he intensively worked in the field of solubility enhancement via hot-melt-extrusion.
Thorsten has written several publications, articles and book chapters and holds different patents in the field of pharmaceutical technology.