Lead Scientist
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Dr. Jin Zhao, Lead Scientist at IFF, worked as excipient scientist for 16 yrs. Prior to working for Pharma Solutions of IFF, I am a material and polymer scientist in Dow Chemical and DuPont. I had Ph. D from Chemical Engineering/Polymer Science & Engineering of University of Minnesota.
Experiences
Jan 2020 – Present IFF Pharma Solutions, leading projects in developing new applications and new pharmaceutical drug delivery materials using material science knowledge of polymeric materials
July 2019 – Jan 2020 DuPont Nutrition and Bioscience
July 2019 – Present Actively involved with USP and AAPS excipient community. Chaired USP excipient strategy subcommittee.
October 1995 – July 2019 The Dow Chemical Company
September 08 – July 2019 Developed new pharmaceutical drug delivery materials using rheology and material science knowledge of polymeric materials. Filed 12 priority patent applications and 56 patent disclosures. Published 43 internal reports, presented/published 27 external papers.