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Randy is VP; Drug Product Fellow at Serán. In this role, he leads a team that develops formulations, technologies, and manufacturing processes for immediate and modified-release dosage forms.
The first 23 years of Randy's career were at Upjohn, during which the company navigated several mergers including Pharmacia & Upjohn, Pharmacia, and Pfizer. Throughout his tenure at Upjohn/Pharmacia/Pfizer, Randy focused on modified release approaches and poorly soluble drug delivery. Randy's responsibilities included adapting and developing new technologies, preclinical and clinical-stage product development, and commercial scale-up and production support both internally and at CMOs.
Randy then moved out West to join Bend Research, which was eventually acquired by Capsugel and then Lonza. During his 13-year career at Bend Research/Capsugel, Randy served in various roles as scientist, director, and research fellow. His achievements included establishing and building Bend Research/Capsugel's oral solid dosage form and clinical manufacturing capabilities, as well as developing enabling technologies for drug products spanning preclinical, clinical, and commercial scaleup.
Following his tenure at Bend Research/Capsugel, Randy devoted the next two years to working on FDA and NIH grant projects involving multi-stage biorelevant dissolution, microneedles, and inhalation products at the University of Michigan Pharmaceutical Sciences department and TSRL. Inc.
After wrapping up his work at Michigan and TSRL, Randy joined Serán in 2019. He holds a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota.
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