Authors
Makda Araya is a senior scientist at Waters Corporation. She helps develop tools for separation and characterization of new modalities and sample preparation techniques for bioanalytical DMPK measurements.
Kayla Schenk is an associate scientist at Bora Biologics. She is part of the Process Development Purification team, where she develops purification processes for various biologics.
Jared Auclair is Interim Dean at the College of Professional Studies, Vice Provost Research Economic Development and Director of Bioinnovation at Northeastern University, in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also the Director of Biotechnology and Informatics, as well as the Director of the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory.
Frøydis Sved Skottvoll is a researcher in the BioMEMS and Medical Sensors group at SINTEF Digital, within the department of Smart Sensors and Microsystems. During her doctoral studies (2022, University of Oslo, Department of Chemistry), she developed an innovative platform for the automated drug analysis of organoids. Currently, she focuses on integrating micro- and nanofabrication technology with analytical chemistry, making the current setup more suitable for small samples, high throughput, and enabling miniaturization. Her contributions to the field have recently earned her recognition as one of Norway’s 50 most influential women in technology (issued by Abelia/ODA network).
Laetitia Denbigh is a Director Program Lead at Waters Corporation (Wilmslow, UK).
Grégory Bauwens is a PhD researcher from Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (University of Liége, Belgium). He recently finished his PhD thesis on the topic on mineral oil hydrocarbons during which he has authored or co-authored 7 peer-reviewed publications and has an H-index of 4. He has work experience regarding the sample preparation and different hyphenated techniques.
Kevin Crossley is a scientist in the Synthetic Separations group at Amgen with 23 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in purification and chromatography. He began his career with largescale natural product isolations and joined Amgen in 2008, supporting programs from FIH to commercial with chiral and achiral purifications. Since 2019, he has contributed to advancing the Discovery pipeline and purification capabilities. Kevin is a recipient of multiple green chemistry awards, holds patents, and has authored several publications.
Adrian Carranza is an Associate Scientist (EW) working within the Synthetic Separations team at Amgen. His current work focuses on quantification and analysis of small molecules, and a high throughput LC-based solubility assay for early-stage synthetic compounds. Adrian received his degree in Microbiology from California State University Northridge in 2019. He has previously worked on liquid formulation screenings of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based drug products and other chromatographic techniques, such as, size exclusion and ion exchange chromatography.
Giorgio Purcaro is an analytical chemistry professor at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (University of Liège, Belgium). Her research focuses mainly on the development of miniaturized sample preparation coupled with advanced chromatographic methods (GC×GC, LC–GC, LC-GC×GC) in food quality and safety. She was awarded the L.S. Ettre (2010) and the J. Philipps (2015) awards at the joint ISCC & GC×GC Symposium for her contribution to the GC×GC field. She was included in the Top 40 under 40 list in 2015. She has authored or co-authored more than 130 peer-reviewed publications and has an H-index of 33.