Arugadoss Devakumar

Arugadoss Devakumar, Ph.D. has a diverse work experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Arugadoss has held various leadership roles, including Director of Quality Control at ImmPACT Bio and Head of Quality Control/Senior Director at Direct Biologics. In these positions, they were responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, implementing appropriate processes, and protecting patient safety and product quality.

Dr. Devakumar also served as the Director, Head of Analytical Development and Quality Control at Bachem, where they oversaw the testing of drug substances and maintained the Quality Control laboratories.

Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Analytical Development at Avid Bioservices and Staff Scientist, Analytical Validation at Illumina. In these roles, they led analytical method development and optimization, product characterization, and method qualification/validation.

Earlier in their career, Dr. Devakumar gained experience at Pfenex Inc, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Genentech, and Pfizer. Arugadoss played key roles in analytical method development, validation, stability studies, and method transfers for various drug products and therapeutic proteins.

Overall, Dr. Devakumar has a strong background in quality control, analytical development, and regulatory compliance in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry.

Arugadoss Devakumar, Ph.D., obtained their doctoral degree in Analytical Chemistry - Mass Spectrometry from Indiana University Bloomington, where they studied from 2002 to 2008. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's and Master's degree in General Chemistry from Madras University between 1989 and 1994. Arugadoss also holds a Diploma in Chemical Process Instrumentation and Control from Annamalai University; however, the specific dates of this program were not provided.