| Vijai
Kumar
General Manager (Beaver Court Facility) and
Vice President Formulation Development
Vijai Kumar is the General Manager and Vice President of
Technical Operations and Research & Development at PII,
a company that focuses on the development of formulations
and drug delivery systems for solids, liquids, semi-solids,
and small volume parenteral pharmaceutical products.
With over 30 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing and development
experience, Vijai brings vast knowledge of science, technology
and business on an international scale. He has extensive knowledge
in development management, technology transfer and manufacture
of solid dosage, liquids, topicals and small volume parenterals.
This expertise is augmented by in-depth understanding of equipment
design including fluid bed technology, principles of pharmaceutical
technology, material flow science, product scale-up and technology
for formulation development which is cost-effective and delivers
rapid pharmaceutical scale-up and technology transfer. Furthermore
he has solid understanding of cGMP, Regulatory and QA compliance.
Prior to joining PII, Vijai held key R&D and management
positions with major pharmaceutical companies, including Ranbaxy,
Organon, Barr Laboratories and Warner Lambert. In addition,
Vijai served as President & Chief Operating Officer of
Pharmalogix, Inc. a R&D technology development organization
and Chief Operating Officer of Halsey Drug company. (Acura
Pharmaceuticals)
Vijai’s educational background include B.S. in Chemistry
from University of Lucknow in India, D. Pharm, College of
Pharmacy, New Delhi, India, M.S. Industrial Pharmacy from
Long Island University and M.B.A. (Pharm) with specialization
in International Operations and Pharmaceutical Marketing from
Fairleigh Dickinson University. Vijai has 9 patents, has published
numerous scientific manuscripts, made scientific presentations
and held executive positions in Pharmaceutical associations,
such as the AAPS and AAiPS.
Pharmaceutics
International, Inc.
10819 Gilroy Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Phone: 410 584-0001 Fax: 410 584-0007
www.pharm-int.com
Mission Statement: To deliver a quality dosage form development
service which meets all of our customers’ needs in a
timely fashion
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