Duane Avant

Duane Avant brings 25 years of experience in the manufacturing of cell and gene therapy products, biologics, vaccines, small molecule drug products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

He has a successful track record of building and enhancing GMP quality systems and operations for newly launched products and product expansions, managing pre-approval inspection readiness, and leading GMP compliance remediation efforts.

Prior to joining Resilience, Duane’s most recent contributions at Lonza and Eli Lilly were recognized by numerous awards for quality, leadership, technology transfers, and continuous improvement. Duane has a proven track record of building and managing large quality organizations comprised of personnel with diverse backgrounds and education, including engineers, chemists, biologists, microbiologists, and pharmacists.

Duane is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina.