Thorsten Gorba

VP, Process & Analytical Development at Aspen Neuroscience, Inc.

Speaker

Dr. Thorsten Gorba is the VP of Process & Analytical Development at Aspen Neuroscience (San Diego, CA, USA). Thorsten is a developmental and molecular neuroscientist and stem cell biologist by training, who has also served as a consultant to the advanced therapies field. He has over 25 years of academia, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industry experience; starting his industry career as Aventis fellow at the University of Edinburgh Institute for Stem Cell Research, followed by roles of increasing managerial responsibility at Neuren Pharmaceuticals, Living Cell technologies and Stem Cell Sciences Ltd. He most recently served as the founding Translating Center Director of the Cell and Gene Therapy Center at IQVIA, where he was responsible for its initial build and sustainable operation. Before IQVIA, Thorsten worked at StemCells, Inc. where he was tasked with leading assay design, qualification and process implementation for neural stem cell product release used in Spinal cord injury, AMD and myelination disorder clinical trials. Thorsten obtained his MSc in Biology and PhD in Developmental Neuroscience from Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany