Mr Nathan Smith
Management
Cell Therapeutic Inc
Australia
Biography
Mr Nathan Smith is the Project Portfolio Manager responsible for the delivery of all external projects, including apheresis management, consulting services, and Japanese affiliated projects. His role also oversees business development activities and management of the Cell Therapies client pipeline. He has over 15 years’ experience within CMC, operations and project management, including expertise in technical transfer, cell culture, cGMP clinical and commercial manufacturing, and contract manufacturing management (both internally and externally). Mr Smith graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a BSc in Chemical Engineering. He worked at GlaxoSmithKline’s U.S. Biopharmaceuticals facility, participating in multiple technical transfer projects and successful FDA pre-approval inspections. He then joined BioReliance, where he developed and grew the cell banking business to meet EMA GMP certification requirements, engaging clients and developing their cell banking service line. Mr. Smith subsequently worked at Mesoblast, managing all external contract manufacturing activities, process development, and clinical product support of phase II and III clinical trials for an allogeneic cell therapy product. Finally, Mr. Smith worked at Genzyme as the Associate Director of Global Cell Banking Operations prior to joining Cell Therapies Pty Ltd.
Research Interest
Business
