Senior Director, Excipients and Foods
U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)
Rockville, Maryland
Catherine Sheehan, DRSc., MS., MS.
Dr. Sheehan is Senior Director, Foods and Excipients under Global Science and Standards Division at the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), Rockville, MD. She is currently responsible for both Excipients and Foods supporting USP’s mission and priority initiatives for strengthening the global supply of quality medicines and foods. These include developing a definitive source of quality USP-NF and FCC standards and solutions throughout the pharmaceutical and food lifecycles that include traditional standards, physical materials, and other tools and solutions including the materials program. Her responsibilities also include partnering through USP’s Stakeholder Engagement Model to improve awareness in advocating for adoption of new and up-to-date quality standards and related programs around the globe. Additionally, her role supports the Pharmacopeial Discussion Group (PDG) in harmonizing high priority excipient monographs and related chapters undergoing harmonization including support of the USP Council of Experts, Excipient and Food Expert Committees. Dr. Sheehan is active in AAPS and RAPS. She holds a B.Sc. in Science from University College Cork, Ireland, M.S. Regulatory Science degree and M.S. Molecular Biotechnology degree from The Johns Hopkins University and a doctoral in Regulatory Science, International Center for Regulatory Science, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy.
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Keynote: The Importance of Excipient Quality and Development: New Frontiers for Use in Medicines
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT