Pinaki Majhi
Founder, President & CEO
Ph.D Chemistry
Unicus Pharmaceuticals
United States of America
Biography
Pinaki Majhi - Expertise in pre-formulation, formulation design & optimization, and scale-up of semi-solid, suspension, and liquid dosage forms for topical, transdermal, ophthalmic, or oral applications. Experience in leading multiple projects simultaneously for developing Rx (NDA, ANDA, and 510(k) medical device) and OTC drugs, direct-to-consumer cosmetics and personal care products. - Led/associated with 120+ product development projects for developing Rx/OTC topical (dermatologic and ophthalmic), Rx/OTC oral liquid (e.g. cold & cough drugs), oral liquid supplements, skin care cosmetics and personal care products. - Experience in founding R&D and manufacturing units starting from scratch - Vast experience in: 1) developing new drug-delivery/platform technologies, 2) exploring novel pharmaceuticals (Dermatology) products, and 3) reformulating existing products. - Strong background in pharmaceutical and colloid chemistry (22+ years of combined research and product development experience in US, Germany, and India). Product development and manufacturing experience (concept-to-launch) in private and public industrial settings. - Strong publication record (published 65+ publications) SPECIALTIES - Entrepreneurship - Scientific and business leadership - Non-sterile semisolid, solution, suspension product Development, scale-up and manufacturing - Topical, Dermatological, Oral, Ophthalmic product development, scale-up, and manufacturing - Product conceptualization, designing, and development - Manufacturing process development/optimization/validation - Non-clinical and clinical manufacturing and related regulatory(CMC) documentations
Research Interest
product designing