Dr Joshua Katz

Senior R&D Manager and NovaMatrix® Technical Service Leader at IFF Pharma Solutions, NovaMatrix®

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Joshua S. Katz is a Senior R&D Manager and NovaMatrix® technical leader with IFF Pharma Solutions. He received his S.B. in Chemistry from MIT and PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing his PhD, he joined the Formulation Science group at Dow Chemical, working on projects focused on encapsulation and controlled delivery for a variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, coatings, agriculture, and industrial composites. As part of the DowDuPont merger and subsequent split, Josh joined the Pharma Solutions business, leading the Colloids and Biopharma R&D group within DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences, now part of IFF. His research today focuses on fundamentals and applications of biopharmaceutical production and formulation. He holds 4 US patents, is an author of 15 patent applications, and has 35 peer-reviewed publications.