Japneet Kaur

Associate Director at Takeda

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Japneet is currently working as Associate Scientific Fellow and Lead for Strategy & Technology in Parenteral Drug Product Development at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. With 8+ years of industry experience, Japneet specializes in parenteral drug product formulation and process development, excelling in overcoming challenges related to viscosity, stability, solubility, and compatibility in drug product manufacturing and commercialization.

She holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutics) from the University of Connecticut working on formulation of high concentration proteins. Japneet has led CMC activities for pipeline products, authored regulatory filings, and managed technical transfer activities at CDMOs. Her expertise includes biophysical characterization, formulation development for biologics like ADCs, monoclonal and bispecific antibodies and product development of other modalities like liposomes and microbiomes. She leads drug product development, tech transfer and scale up activities from discovery through all clinical phases. Her work has contributed to advancing sterile product formulation and delivery systems, making her a recognized leader in the field.

In her free time, Japneet enjoys spending time with her family, playing board games, mastering the game of Sudoku and singing.