Kevin Tebrinke, PE
Email: [email protected]
President
Mr. Tebrinke (Iowa State University BS ChE ’81) has over 40 years of experience in engineering, IT, and management in pharmaceutical and consumer products companies. His current position is Senior Advisor at J.H. Findorff in Madison, Wisconsin.
Kevin brings 40 years of professional experience in owner-side senior leadership, engineering, operations, EHS, and IT / OT to his role as Strategic Advisor – Science and Technology. He will serve as a resource to facilitate communication between owners, A&E, and CQV and regulatory consultants to develop an early understanding of the regulatory, safety, and quality requirements, and to integrate that knowledge into the project development and implementation.
His experience includes strategic manufacturing and facility planning, product portfolio management, continuous improvement, staff development and alignment, and implementation of major technical and operations initiatives. Other areas of emphasis include product design, process scale-up, maintenance systems implementation, TPM/Lean/Kaizen, environmental and pharmaceutical regulatory compliance, trouble-shooting and process optimization, encapsulation, and various drying operations.
Kevin’s accomplishments include 8 patents for continuous manufacturing, Warner Lambert’s R&D “Prizing Creativity” award, and several Trade Secret inventions.
Email: [email protected]
Ivette Novoa Espinosa
Vice President
UNIVERSITY STUDIES:
Finished studies: Chemical Engineering. Chemical Engineering Faculty. Politechnical High Institute “Jos Antonio Echeverra”. Havana City. Cuba. 1995.
Main postgraduate studies:
1995 – Molecular biology. Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Havana City, Cuba
1996 – Basic production course. Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Havana City. Cuba
1997 – Administration for the efficiency. National Center of Bioproducts. Havana. Cuba
1997 – Systematizing of documents for the pharmaceutical production. Mexican Pharmaceutical Association. Mexico City. Mexico
1997 – Isolation technology. Mexican Pharmaceutical Association. Mexico City. Mexico
1997 – Cleanrooms: design, construction and validation issues. Mexican Pharmaceutical Association. Mexico City. Mexico
1997 – Good Manufacturing Practices for Sterile Products. National Center of Bioproducts. Havana. Cuba
1998 – Freeze Drying of biological and pharmaceutical products. BioUpdate Foundation. Amersfoot. The Netherlands
2000 – Training on Freeze Drying and new techniques to characterizes lyophilized products. Aix les Bains. France
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1995 – 1997 – Specialist in formulations, filling and packaging processes. Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Havana City, Cuba.
1997 – 2001 Head of Freeze Drying Production Group. National Center of Bioproducts. Havana. Cuba.
2001 – Head of Development Department. National Center of Bioproducts. Havana. Cuba.
MAIN PAPERS
1995 – Previous studies for the formulations of oil vaccine using Montanide 888. Book of short reports of the International Congress of Biotechnology.
1997 – Development of a freeze dried formulation for Allergenic Extracts and design of its freeze drying process. Memories of 2nd National Workshop of Aseptic Processing in the Biopharmaceutical Industry. 1998 ? Development of a freeze dried formulation for Allergenic Extracts and design of its freeze drying process. Cuban Journal of Chemistry. Vol. X. No 4.
Development of a freeze dried formulation for recombinant Bovine Interferon. Cuban Journal of Chemistry. Vol. X. No 4.
1999 – Development of a freeze drying process at industrial scale for recombinant.
EVENTS:
1995 – International Congress of Biotechnology. Havana City. Cuba.
1997 – 2nd National Workshop of Aseptic Processing in the Biopharmaceutical Industry. Havana. Cuba.
1998 – 6th International Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Havana City. Cuba.
1998 – 3rd International Congress of Chemistry. Havana City. Cuba.
1999 – National Forum of Sciences and Techniques. Havana City. Cuba.
2001 – 3rd National and 1st International Workshop of Aseptic Processing in the Biopharmaceutical Industry. Havana. Cuba.
FOREIGN LANUAGE:
English.
Idania Caballero Torres
Secretary
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Caballero Torres
First Name: Idania
Date of birth: 26/04/1964
Place of birth: Havana City, Cuba.
Citizen: Cuban.
Civil state: Married.
UNIVERSITY STUDIES:
Finished studies: Master Biological Science. Department of Radiobiology and Biophysics. University of Moscow “Mijail V. Lomonosov” (1988).
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES:
1990- Molecular Biology (Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba).
1990- Electronic Microscopy Techniques (National Institute of Research in Vegetable Heath, Havana Cuba).
1990- Citophotometry (Institute of Fundamentals Researches in Tropical Agriculture, Havana, Cuba).
1990- Cytogenetic (National Institute of Researches of Sugar Cane, Havana, Cuba).
1991- Botany and Cytogenetic of Sugar Cane (National Institute of Researches of Sugar Cane, Havana, Cuba.
1993- Vegetal Radiobiology (Institute of Fundamentals Researches in Tropical Agriculture, Havana, Cuba.
1994- Discriminate Analysis (Institute Fundamentals Researches in Tropical Agriculture, Havana, Cuba).
1995- Culture in vitro (Institute of Fundamentals Researches in Agriculture Tropical, Havana, Cuba).
1996- Freeze dryer Process (National Center of Scientific Researches, Havana, Cuba.)
1996- Radiopharmaceuticals (ISOPHARMA, Kjeller, Norway).
1996- Lyophilization (Professor Louis Rey, AIX les Bains, France).
1996- Direct and Indirect radiolabel (Expert OIEA, Donald Hanatowich, Havana, Cuba)
l997- GMP (Center Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba)
1997- Supervision (Center Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba)
2000- Quality Control (Center Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba)
2001- Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution (Center for research and development of pharmaceutical drugs).
AS PROFESSOR:
1990- Electronic Microscopy
1991- Electronic Microscopy
1992- National Course Radiobiology and Radiomutations.
1993- International Course Radiobiology and Radiomutations.
1998-2002 – Training in lyophilization techniques.
2002- Good Manufacturing Practices
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1988-1993- Specialist of Radiobiology (Center of Applied studies to Nuclear Development, Havana, Cuba.
1993-1995- Junior scientist (Institute Fundamentals Researches in Tropical Agriculture, Havana, Cuba.
1996- Aggregate Investigator (Center Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba).
1997-2002- Specialist in Formulations, filing, lyophilization and validation procedures
2002- Training Manager
PAPERS:
1991- Cardiological and radiobiologies characteristics of wheat “Cuba C-204”. Memories of IV Symposium “Radiation and Isotopes in the Agriculture”.
1994- Use of Cytophotometry in the Agricultural Researches of garlic in Cuba. Memories of CICTA94.
1994- Effects of gamma radiation over wheat Cuba C-204. Memories of CICTA94.
1994- Radiomutant clone of garlic INIFAT RM-2. Memories of CICTA-94.
1995- Influence of postirradiation storage time in the wheat seeds. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, V5, N1.
1995- Standardization of one technique for quantitative studies of DNA. National Fond of Manuscripts.
1995- Behavior of formation of wheat pollen in spring. Journal of Tropical Agriculture (in press).
1995- The influence of gamma radiation in the fertility of wheat. Journal of Agricultural Center, N2, May-August.
1996- Post storage of garlic radiomutant. Memories CICTA95.
1998- Pharmacokinetics, biodistribution and dosimetry of 99mTc-labeled anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor humanized monoclonal antibody R3 in rats. J. Nuclear Medicine & Biology. V25, p 17-23.
1998- Biodistribution 99mTc-labeled anti-human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (h EGF-r) humanized monoclonal antibody h-R3 in xenographic model of lung adenocarcinoma. J. Nuclear Medicine & Biology (in press).
1998- Freeze-dried formulation for direct 99mTc-labeling mAb ior egf/r3: additives, biodistribution and stability. J. Nuclear Medicine & Biology (submitted).
1999 – Biodistribution 99mTc-labeled anti-human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (h EGF-r) humanized monoclonal antibody h-R3 in xenographit model of lung adenocarcinoma. J. Nuclear Medicine & Biology. V26:275-279.
2000 – Freeze-dried formulation for the direct 99mTc-labelling of ior egf/r3 Monoclonal Antibody: Equivalence studies. Biotecnología Aplicada 17, p.39-44.
2000 – Humanized vs murine anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor MABs for immunoscintigraphic studies. J. Nuclear Medicine & Biology. V27. p199-206
2000 – Residual moisture determination using Karl Fisher procedure for freeze-dried cold kits sealed under vacuum, Cuban Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 34, June 2000.
2002 – Determination and Elimination of Nonspecific adsorption of the gold marker. Revista Alimentaria. Septiembre N.336, p.17-19.
SCIENTIFIC EVENTS:
1987- Annual Symposium of Moscow University.
1990- V Workshop in Tissue, Central University of Villa Clara, Cuba.
1991- III Workshop Radiation and Isotopes in the Agriculture, Havana, Cuba.
1993- IV Workshop Radiation and Isotopes in the Agriculture, Havana, Cuba.
1993- VIII Forum CEADEN, Havana, Cuba.
1993- Scientific Symposium of National Committee for Nuclear affairs, Holguín, Cuba.
1994- IV International Conference “Science and Technologies of Foods” (CICTA94), Havana, Cuba.
1994- LILIFAT94, Havana, Cuba.
1994- INICA Scientific Symposium, Havana, Cuba.
1994- II Latin-American Congress Zoology, Havana, Cuba.
1994- National Forum of Sciences and Technologies of Foods. Havana, Cuba.
1994- Scientific Symposium of Institute of Agricultural Researches and Breeding, Bayamo, Cuba.
1995- Biotechnology Havana95, Cuba.
1995- V Workshop “The Radiation and Isotopes in the Agriculture,. Havana, Cuba.
1995- IX Forum INIFAT, Havana, Cuba.
1996-V International Conference Science and Technologies of Foods. Havana, Cuba.
1996- I Workshop to Aseptic Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Havana, Cuba.
1997- II Workshop to Aseptic Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Havana, Cuba.
1996- II National Workshop to Freeze drying process. Havana, Cuba.
1997- I National Workshop to packaging materials of the Pharmaceutical Industry. Havana, Cuba.
1998- II International Workshop for Parenterals. Havana, Cuba.
1998- XII Forum of Science and Technologies. Havana, Cuba.
2001- International workshop of aseptic processing for biopharmaceutical industry, Cuba.
2001- International Conference on Lyophilization, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
2002- V Iberoamerican Meeting about Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences. Havana. Cuba.
2002- International Conference on Lyophilization. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
LANGUAGES: Spanish, Russian, English and French.
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Member of Cuban Society of Zoology.
Member of Immunology Society.
Member of Lyophilizations National Group.
Secretary of the International Society of Lyophilization
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Dr. Zhongping Huang – USA
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer
Dr. Zhongping Huang graduated (with the B.S. and M.S. degree) from Zhejiang University in 1985, Hangzhou, China. He got his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2003 from University of Kentucky. He worked as a visiting scientist in Brookhaven National Laboratory and University of Kentucky from 1997 to 1999.
Dr. Huang is the funding director and professor of Biomedical Engineering at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his current position, he was the department chair and associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at Widener University. His researchhas been focused on the problems in thermal/fluid science and biomedical engineering, specifically, in artificial kidney/hemodialysis and freeze drying. His research is supported by fundings from NIH, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, Office of Naval Research,and ASHARE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers). He also has very active research collaborations with various industries: Gambro Inc., Baxter Healthcare Co, EMV Technologies, Novaflux Technologies, and Nephros, Inc. He has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles and 19 book chapters and 2 patents. He is the editorial board member of the ASAIO journal, the board director of Mainline Chinese Culture Center, and the student advisor of ASHRAE Philadelphia Chapter.
