Joe Zolnerciks

Biography

Joe Zolnerciks has extensive experience working in the field of drug transporters and membrane protein biochemistry. After receiving a B.Sc. in Medical Molecular Biology from Cardiff University and M.Res. in Integrative Biomedical Sciences from Imperial College London, he was awarded his Ph.D. in Biochemistry for the study of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter structure and function in the laboratory of Dr Christopher Higgins and Dr Kenneth Linton at Imperial College London. This was followed by postdoctoral fellowships in the Departments of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Washington, and the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, as well as a Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Short-Term Fellowship at the Biozentrum, University of Basel. During this time, his research focused on the biochemistry of ABC transporters, transporter-mediated drug-drug interactions and toxicity, and the role of transporters in pharmacokinetics. Dr Zolnerciks first joined SOLVO Biotechnology in 2012 as Head of Production at one of their main lab sites in Szeged, Hungary, where he was responsible for overseeing product development and manufacture, as well as leading improvements in bioprocess development. As a result of subsequent robust growth in the North American market, he joined SOLVO USA, Inc. in 2014 as Director of ADME-Tox Services, and opened SOLVO’s West Coast US office in Seattle, WA. In addition to providing technical and scientific consultation services for SOLVO’s client base, Dr Zolnerciks has been increasingly involved in business development and sales activities, initially managing the North American sales team before being promoted to his current position. He is the author of over 30 research papers, reviews, book chapters, and presentations in the field of drug transporters and drug-induced toxicity

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics Business Development