VP, Drug Product Development
GSK
Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Sujatha Sonti is VP, Drug Product Development and GSK Senior Fellow based at the UP site in Philadelphia. In her current role she leads a global team of outstanding scientists across disciplines including formulation, packaging, device engineering, biopharmaceutics, engineering, modelling and process analytics to develop innovative and robust, patient centric medicines. This team is accountable for the design, development and industrialisation of drug products (Oral, Sterile and Inhaled) and their manufacturing processes for all GSK small molecule and biopharmaceutical products.
Sujatha obtained a Bachelors in Pharmacy from the University of Mumbai, India and received her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from West Virginia University. Her graduate research focused on the delivery of large molecules: antisense oligonucleotides and gene therapy for the treatment of lung inflammation. Prior to GSK, Sujatha has previously worked at Avon Products, Inc, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, SkinMedica, Inc (a division of Allergan) and Medicis Pharmaceuticals, where she worked on the development of both prescription and consumer care products. Through these opportunities, she has gained over 23 years of product development experience and has had the incredible fortune of launching several Prescription/Cosmetic/OTC products.
Hot Topic: Product and Process Design for Long Acting Injectable (LAI) Formulations
Monday, October 23, 2023
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