Dr. Vaibhav Deokar

Principal Scientist at Lupin Limited (Biotech Division)

Speaker

Dr. Vaibhav Deokar is Principal Scientist at Formulation Development Team of R&D, Lupin Limited (Biotech Division), India. He has pursued M.Tech (Bioprocess Technology) from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) (formerly UDCT), Mumbai and completed his doctoral research under Lupin’s ASCENT PhD program. He has authored research articles in peer reviewed journals and is a key contributor to 7 formulation patents for biopharmaceuticals. He has 15+ years of experience in developing formulations for complex biopharmaceuticals like peptides, fusion proteins, and high concentration antibody formulations. He is responsible for fill-finish process development, characterization and technology transfer within Lupin and other drug product manufacturing facilities. He has faced regulatory agencies for formulation and fill-finish process development related queries. He has special interests in new product development, product differentiation and enhancement strategies and has provided new differentiation strategies for couple of products in pipeline.