Maya Ivanjesku

Biography

Maya Ivanjesku has almost twenty years of experience as a scientist in  the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical and biotech industries. As director of R&D for Dermazone, she has managed multiple projects, including OTC’s, cosmeceuticals, Rx topicals, topical medical devices, and nutraceuticals. She has also worked as quality control manager for Cambryn Biologics, a  start-up company that is seeking cGMP status.  Her responsibilities  included building a team of scientists to support the R&D process, and organizing, writing and executing calibrations, validation and performance on all lab equipment. Ivanjesku has worked in quality control and research and development for Oxygen Development, LLC where she guided chemists on developing new formulas; created sales and marketing strategies; and created products for Bare Escentuals, Mary Kay and Arbonne.  She was also a senior research scientist/project manager for Estee Lauder, where she led the development of new formulations and products.

Research Interest

She has a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry/clinical chemistry from Medical School Belgrade in Yugoslavia; and a master’s degree in chemistry from Polytechnic University.  She and four colleagues have a patent pending for transparent concealing cosmetic compositions. US Application 20040120908.