Stuart G. Levy, PhD University of Illinois, Chicago. I had two independent study lab rotations as an undergraduate, one with Professor Merrill Gassman, a plant biologist, extracting and purifying one of the enzymes of interest in the Gassman group, and one with Professor Jacques Kagan, performing acetylcholinesterase functional assays in mosquito larva homogenates and extracts, in order to assess the efficacy of phototoxic, biodegradable synthetic pesticides as a means of control of mosquito populations which are known carriers of tropical and other debilitating microbe-based diseases. I’ve also worked as a Process Chemist, SUGEN, South San Francisco, CA – 1998-2000 a Contract Medicinal Chemist, Eli Lilly and Co, Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, 1998 and a Research Scientist SERES Laboratories Santa Rosa, CA, 1995-1998 What are your technical areas of expertise? Organic synthesis, organic chemistry, stereochemistry, chemical process development and manufacturing, process troubleshooting, solid state chemistry, Please introduce yourself to the readers of Lawyer Monthly & what is your professional background and education? Hello there, I am Stuart Levy, a chemistry and chemistry, manufacturing, and controls consultant to the biotech and Pharma industry, based in Arlington, MA, a “collar suburb” very close to Cambridge and Boston. I am a sole-proprietor, independent consultant, with 29 years of industrial experience as a chemist at medium-sized and small, entrepreneurial biotech pharmaceutical companies and vendors (contract R&D and manufacturing organizations, CDMOs). I have been an independent consultant, serving startups and established small biotechs in chemistry and CMC for 14 years. Education, Undergraduate and Graduate I pursued a bachelor’s degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). I completed my bachelor’s degree in 1987, in Biochemistry, at An Interview with... Insights from a Leading Chemical and Pharmaceutical Expert Witness 34 LAWYER MONTHLY JUNE 2024 Join us for an insightful interview with Stuart G. Levy, PhD, an esteemed chemistry and CMC consultant with nearly three decades of experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Dr. Levy shares his professional journey, expertise in chemical and pharmaceutical development, and his transition into the role of an expert witness, providing valuable insights into the complexities and rewards of his multifaceted career.
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