James DiNunzio

Distinguished Scientist · Merck · company speakers →

Dr. James DiNunzio is currently a Distinguished Scientist at Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ where he is responsible for portfolio oversight and capability development for drug product formulation and process definition. Since joining Merck in 2013 he has contributed to multiple programs in the disease areas of oncology, virology and CNS disorders. He has also lead technology development efforts in the areas of amorphous solid dispersions and continuous manufacturing. Prior to Merck, he served as a Senior Scientist in the Pharmaceutical & Analytical R&D group at Roche where he was responsible for the formulation design of poorly soluble compounds using enabled technologies. He has also held positions of increasing responsibility at PharmaForm and Forest Laboratories. Dr. DiNunzio received his Ph.D. in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) from The University of Texas in 2009 specializing in thermal manufacturing of amorphous dispersions. He also holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University and The State University of New York at Buffalo. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of AAPS PharmSciTech and the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He has authored over 25 research papers and book chapters in the field of hot-melt extrusion and formulation design for bioavailability enhancement. His current research interests include: formulation design for bioavailability enhancement, melt extrusion process design for challenging systems and the development of continuous manufacturing technologies.

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