Ajen K. Prasad

Ajen K. Prasad is an experienced professional in the field of quality control, currently serving as Associate Director at BioNTech SE since August 2021, where responsibilities include building QC and QMS programs for CAR-T GMP clinical manufacturing and managing a team of QC scientists. Prior experience includes roles at Kite Pharma as Senior Manager in Quality Control Microbiology, focusing on implementing and improving QC Microbiology programs, and at Bristol-Myers Squibb as Supervisor and Microbiology Technical Lead. Additional roles include Quality Control Microbiologist III at MedImmune and internship positions at Novozymes, The J.M. Smucker Company, and California Wheat Commission, contributing to various quality control and research initiatives. Ajen K. Prasad holds a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from the University of California, Davis, and a Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance from Temple University.