Gary Morris

Background

About Gary Morris

A dynamic and creative chemical engineering leader with 12+ years of professional experience in drug substance process development, scale-up, manufacturing technology innovation, and technical team leadership and coaching. Experienced in the design and execution of small molecule research programs that are tailored to meet the process development and CMC goals of preclinical R&D through NDA submission, with a proven track record of achievement in time and resource constrained scenarios. Technical Specialities: • Drug substance process development and unit operation design. • Intermediate and API crystallization development. • Continuous processing. • Bespoke processing technology design and fabrication. • Process modelling to streamline and focus process R&D. • Laboratory process automation, control, and online monitoring. • High-throughput experimentation. • Statistical experimental design. • QbD experimentation to support regulatory submissions. • Model-supported unit operation scale-up. • Manufacturing process troubleshooting. Managerial/Leadership Expertise: • Cross-functional team leadership. • Personnel development and coaching. • Project management. • Technical organization structural design. • Service area expansion and growth. • Technical sales. A committed mentor with a history of providing exemplary leadership, management, and coaching to personnel of diverse experience, and building cohesive interdisciplinary teams capable of delivering exceptional research breakthroughs in fast-paced development programs. Recognized expert in the field of pharmaceutical crystallization, with a track record of publication on the topics of process design for API crystal size and shape optimization, kinetic parameter acquisition and population balance modelling, and continuous crystallization process development. Opportunities to collaborate with companies that embrace a mindset of innovation during development and take a fundamental approach to process design are of great personal interest.