Evan Brower

Evan Brower has a diverse work experience spanning over 20 years. Evan currently holds the position of Director of Technology Transfer at NextCure, Inc. In this role, they oversee the internal technology transfer process, manages potential commercial scale implementation of drug substance and product processes, and actively drives technological innovation and process improvement. Prior to this, Brower worked as an Associate Director of Process Development at NextCure, where they led projects in expression and purification of protein drugs, developed scalable upstream and downstream processes, and managed a team of process engineers.

Before joining NextCure, Brower worked at Catalent Pharma Solutions as a Senior Manager and Manager of Manufacturing Sciences & Technology, where they facilitated technical transfer of processes into cGMP facilities and provided support for GMP manufacturing teams. Prior to this, they held various roles at Catalent, including Senior Scientist, Supervisor, Principal Investigator, and Staff Scientist, where they focused on development and optimization of scalable upstream and downstream processes for the production of vaccines and therapeutics.

Earlier in their career, Brower worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where they conducted research on p85-mediated regulation and cancer-associated mutations. Evan also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at Johns Hopkins University, studying the potency of anti-retroviral therapy against HIV strains. Brower's career started as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where they engineered metalloproteins and developed protein-coated microcrystals for enzymatic catalysis.

Overall, Brower's work experience demonstrates their expertise in process development, technology transfer, and team management in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Evan Brower has a strong educational background in the field of science. Evan attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1999 to 2003 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Chemistry. Following this, they pursued further education at The Johns Hopkins University, where they obtained a Ph.D. in Biology from 2003 to 2009.