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Our Team

Ali R Siahpush, Ph.D.

Ali R Siahpush, Ph.D.

President

Cell Therapy & Biologics,  Technology Transfer, Validation, Technical Investigations, Regulatory Submissions, Strategy

Kanika Chawla, Ph.D.

Kanika Chawla, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Cell Therapy & Biologics, Drug Substance & Drug Product Development
CMC strategy, Process & Method Validation, CDMO management, Regulatory Submissions

Deisy Corredor, Ph.D., RAC

Deisy Corredor, Ph.D., RAC

Sr. Consultant

Process Development, Technology Transfer, CMC Regulatory, CDMO Management, Due Diligence, Facility Fit

Kaela Siahpush

Kaela Siahpush

Assoc. Consultant

Cell Therapy Development, Risk Assessment, Technical Document Authorship & Management, Cell Culture, Project Management

Sesha Srinivasachari

Sesha Srinivasachari

Principal Consultant

cGMP Manufacturing, Aseptic Processing, Technology Transfer, CDMO / Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Program and Project Management

Jeffrey McGrew, Ph.D.

Jeffrey McGrew, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Biologics Development & Manufacturing, Expression Systems, Cell Banking, Biosimilar Development, Upstream

Julie Shi, Ph.D.

Julie Shi, Ph.D.

Consultant

Cell and Gene Therapy, Allogeneic CAR-T, Process Development, Lipid Nanoparticles, Due Diligence, Technology Roadmap

Gaya Ratnaswamy, Ph.D.

Gaya Ratnaswamy, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Biologics, Formulation, DP Development, Lyophilization, Analytical Development, Comparability, Characterization

Edward N. Pedersen

Edward N. Pedersen

Process Architect

Facility Design, cGMP Programming, Feasibility Layouts, Equipment Space Testing, Containment Design, Facility Gap Analysis

Thomas W. Arroll, Ph.D.

Thomas W. Arroll, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Bioassay & Potency Assay Development, Transfer & Qualification, QC Implementation, Biological Characterization & Comparability, Biosimilarity

Kuldip Sra, Ph.D.

Kuldip Sra, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Cell Therapy, Gene Editing, Vaccines, Viral Vectors, Analytical development, Method Qualification, Method Validation

Jeff Wedeking

Jeff Wedeking

Sr. Consultant

Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality system, GMP Audits & Inspections, PAI, Regulatory Requirements

Klaus Beck, MD/Ph.D.

Klaus Beck, MD/Ph.D.

Prin. Consultant

Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Safety, Medical Affairs, Business Development, Licensing

Marc Better, Ph.D.

Marc Better, Ph.D.

Prin. Consultant

Cell & Gene Therapy, CMC Strategy, Product Development, Regulatory Submissions

Rajesh G. Beri, Ph.D.

Rajesh G. Beri, Ph.D.

Prin. Consultant

Process & Analytical Development, Technology Transfer, cGMP Manufacturing, Project Management, Cell Culture, Microbial Fermentation, Monoclonal antibodies, ADC’s, mRNA and Lipid Nanoparticles.

Mohammad El Kalay, Ph.D.

Mohammad El Kalay, Ph.D.

Prin. Consultant

Cell and Gene Therapy, Technical Operations, CMC, Process Development, Regulatory Filings, CDMO oversight

Zahbea Saund

Zahbea Saund

Sr. Consultant

Program Leadership & Execution, CDMO Management, Portfolio Management, Strategy Development, Operational Excellence

Christoph Kahl, Ph.D.

Christoph Kahl, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Cell & Gene Therapy, Viral Vectors, Vaccines, Process & Analytical Development, Tech Transfer, CDMO/CTO management, CMC Strategy

Pranhitha Reddy, Ph.D.

Pranhitha Reddy, Ph.D.

Prin. Consultant

Biologics & Viral Products, Expression Systems, Cell Banking, Technology Transfer, Regulatory Submissions

Steve D. Hughes, Ph.D.

Steve D. Hughes, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Cell Therapy, Product Development, Risk Assessment, Regulatory Submissions, Project Management


Sara Cook, Ph.D.

Sara Cook, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

CMC Statistics and Data Analytics, Data Processing Automation, Business Intelligence, Process Characterization, Data Governance

Reza Movafaghi, MBA

Reza Movafaghi, MBA

Sr. Consultant

Biologics cGMP Manufacturing, Cell and Gene Therapy, Technology Transfer, Investigation, Change Control, Operations
Management

Steven L. Cockrill, Ph.D.

Steven L. Cockrill, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant ​

Characterization/Comparability, Method Lifecycle Management, Regulatory Submissions, QC, Technical Documentation


Josie Hayes, Ph.D.

Josie Hayes, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Biomarker Strategy, Discovery, Validation, & Drug Development, Multi-Omics & Companion Diagnostics, Personalized Medicine

Mihaela Marian

Mihaela Marian

Sr. Consultant

Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Systems, Compliance Audits & regulatory Inspections, Regulatory Requirements

Li Malmberg, Ph.D.

Li Malmberg, Ph.D.

Prin. Consultant

Biologics manufacturing, Process Development, Fermentation, CHO cells, ADC, Fusion proteins, Monoclonal antibodies, CMC regulatory

Ramji Krishnan, Ph.D.

Ramji Krishnan, Ph.D.

Prin. Consultant

Cell & Gene Therapy, Regulatory Strategy, Process Characterization & Validation, FDA Inspection Readiness, PAI, Biologics


Aaron Pilling, Ph.D.

Aaron Pilling, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Process Design, Process Development, CMC, Biologics, CDMO Selection & Management, Process Characterization

Anna Maruca

Anna Maruca

Assoc. Consultant

Project Management, Operations, Biologics and Small Molecules, Process Optimization, Alliance Management, Business Development

Richard Blackmore, Ph.D.

Richard Blackmore, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Biologics, Biologics Process Design, Microbial Process Development, Statistical Data Analysis, Statistical Design Of Experiments


Teri Aldrich, Ph.D.

Teri Aldrich, Ph.D.

Sr. Consultant

Biologics & Cytokines, Mammalian & Microbial Cell Line Development, Cell Banking & Testing, Technical Writing, Regulatory Submissions

Bruce Kerwin, Ph.D.

Bruce Kerwin, Ph.D.

Prin. Consultant

Formulation Development, Drug Product Development, High Throughput Screening, High concentration/viscosity, Co-formulation, Viral Vectors

Navid Ghaffari

Navid Ghaffari

Consultant

Cell and Gene Therapy, CAR-T, Technology Transfer, Process Characterization, Process Control, Life Cycle Management

Justin Bingham

Justin Bingham

Sr. Consultant

Technical Operations, Facility and Process Design, Capital Projects, Process and User Requirements, Technology Development and Readiness, CDMO Management

John P. Gabrielson, Ph.D.

John P. Gabrielson, Ph.D.

Prin. Consultant

Biologics & Biosimilars, ADCs & multi-specific proteins, Analytical and formulation development, Comparability & Similarity Studies, Regulatory submissions

Wendy Laderach

Wendy Laderach

Prin. Consultant

Quality Assurance, Biologics & combo. products, Inspection prep. & mgmt., Supplier mgmt., Quality Systems, Analytics & commercialization

Karen Benson

Karen Benson

Consultant

Quality Assurance, Supplier Quality Management, Validation, Change Control, CAPA, Project Management

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