Hicham Balbali

Hicham Balbali has extensive experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, currently serving as Upstream Manager at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research since October 2022. Prior roles include Manufacturing Manager and Supervisor at Emergent BioSolutions, and Upstream Team Lead at AstraZeneca, where responsibilities encompassed ensuring quality and safety in complex manufacturing processes, improving automated equipment functionality, and supervising training for junior technicians. Hicham's background includes working with various bioreactor systems at companies such as Lentigen Technology, Inc., Paragon Bioservices, and Novavax, where expertise in cell culture techniques, cGMP compliance, and documentation was demonstrated. Hicham holds a Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology from Ibn Tofail University and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Botany/Plant Biology from a Microsoft Education Partner institution.