Jean-Francois (JF) Carniaux, Ph.D.
Vice President and Global API Technical Lead

As Vice President and Global API Technical Lead at Piramal Pharma Solutions, Jean-Francois Carniaux provides comprehensive scientific oversight and project orientation to our small molecule API business. JF is a vital cog in our API machine, providing guidance on all API/HPAPI projects developed and manufactured at our drug substance sites in the US, Canada, UK, and India. His input begins with the project evaluation, continues through development support, and culminates in the delivery of the API for our customers and their patients.

Over the past 25+ years, JF has built a highly regarded legacy of expertise in API development and manufacturing that spans experience on both the contract services and innovator company sides of drug development and manufacturing.

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His Career Highlights Include:

  • Successfully driven more than 200 molecules from laboratory to plant manufacturing through various stages of clinical development
  • Completed multiple validation and commercial supply projects as a CDMO and as a CMC team member in pharmaceutical companies
  • Provided GMP compliance and audit support for pharmaceutical development within the CMC function
  • Preparation of scientific justification to support regulatory agency meetings
  • Implemented solid state activities supporting crystallization and polymorph control within a process and development unit
  • Developed, coached, and trained teams of chemists to add value and identify solutions to complex challenges
  • Established streamlined approaches for conducting process R&, encompassing both the typical R& elements and special considerations to ensure successful manufacturing scale-up

JF’s biography:

  • MSc Degree in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Paris
  • 25+ Years of experience in CDMO (Evotec, Aptuit) and Biotech/Pharmaceutical organizations (Summit Pharmaceutical, Circassia, Shire)
  • Holder or co-author of more than 15 industry patents or technical papers
  • In addition to being part of the Science Collective, JF is also a member of the Piramal Pharma Solutions Client Advisory Board

JF is available to share his expertise with our clients, in person or via a virtual session. To arrange a meeting send an email to [email protected].

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