Sexton

Biography

Aidan Sexton has completed Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry and a Doctorate in Catalysis/Physical Chemistry, both from the University of Limerick. He has more than 25 years of experience; 10 years in research and development and 16+ years in the pharmaceutical industry. He has held a number of senior roles in the areas of Validation, Quality Assurance and Engineering. These roles have been in biopharmaceutical, sterile fill finish and API manufacturing organisations, including Pfizer and Janssen Sciences Ireland (a Johnson & Johnson company). His current role is Senior Process Validation Engineer in Technical Operations at Janssen Sciences Ireland UC, Cork. His responsibilities include supporting the assessment and use of disposable technologies throughout Janssen. He represents Janssen on the Extractables and Leachables work stream in the BioPhorum Operations Group (BPOG), an industry collaboration body. Aidan is the Janssen corporate vote holder in the ASTM E55.04 General Biopharmaceutical Standards subcommittee. He also lectures in three modules for an MEngSc program in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering, at University College Cork.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Sciences