【演講公告】許光燦先生 My experiences in Biotechnology
生技中心將於106年4月05日特別邀請到旅美生技產業專家許光燦先生至中心進行專題演講，將毫無保留分享在美國生技產業20年以上、從基礎研究到大量生產新藥的豐富經驗。
講題：My experiences in Biotechnology
講者：許光燦先生
時間：106年4月05日(三)上午10:00-12:00
地點：汐止園區B棟二樓大會議室
Session 1: General Topics in Biotechnology
Session 2: Drug Development
Session 3: Scale-up of Chemical Process
Kuang T Hsu (許 光 燦)
Education:
BS: Biology from Catholic Fu-Jen University
MS: Chemical Engineering from Purdue University
MEM (Master of Engineering Management) from Northwestern University
Working Experiences:
1.American Maize-Product Co.: Process Engineer
Corn processing: Solid/Liquid separation; Process Optimization
2.Miles Labs: Associate Research Scientist
a. Pilot plant operation: Enzyme and drug intermediates.
b. Technical transfer (Immobilized Glucose Isomerase and Citricacid isolation)
3.Searle Labs (NeutraSweet): Research Investigator, Group leader (Pilot plant), and Senior Chemical Engineer.
a.Isolation of L-Phe from fermentation broth
b.Development of Aspartam process from lab to commercialization
4.Zonagen Inc.: Manager of Chemical and Process Development and Manager of Analytical Lab.
Development of contraceptive vaccine
Cloning of Zona peptides
Manufacturing of Adjuvant (Chitosan)
Development of ED (Erectile dysfunction) drug, Phentolamine
5.Opexa Phamaceutics Inc.: Senior Scientist
Development of Vaccine for MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
6.Repros Pharmaceutical Inc: Director of Manufacturing and Analytical Systems.
a.Development of Androxal (treatment of hypogonadism) from lab to IND and NDA.
b.Developmenp of Proellex (Treatment of uterine fibroids and endometriosis) from lab to phase III clinical trial.