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Fireside Chat: Navigating Technological Advancements, Global Operations, and Supply Chain Innovation
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Fireside Chat: Navigating Technological Advancements, Global Operations, and Supply Chain Innovation

Craig Beasley joined BlueRock Therapeutics in August 2021. As Chief Technology Officer he is responsible for Technical Operations including cell line derivation, process development, manufacturing, facilities and engineering, lab operations, and analytical sciences.

Prior to BlueRock, Craig served as VP, Cell Therapy Supply Chain and Patient Operations at BMS overseeing cell therapy assets (clinical and commercial stage), demand and supply planning, patient operations, external manufacturing oversight (including oversight for lentiviral vector manufacturing), materials management, cell logistics and Cell Therapy’s Business Process owners.

Craig joined Juno Therapeutics in 2016 as head of manufacturing & supply chain.

Prior to that Craig was VP, Next Generation Manufacturing at Biogen, holding leadership positions throughout the technical operations group. Craig started Biogen leading the Process & Automation engineering group and then transferred to the Director of Manufacturing for Biogen’s RTP large scale manufacturing facility. Further to that, Craig served as head of Supply Chain Quality and in addition, worked as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis for 2 years reporting to the CFO.

Craig holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.

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Accelerate Your Bench to Production Timeline by Collocating Research with Process Development and Pilot Scale Production
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Accelerate Your Bench to Production Timeline by Collocating Research with Process Development and Pilot Scale Production

Peter is a biopharmaceutical manufacturing expert with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. He comes to SmartLabs from Catalent Biologics where he managed business development efforts in the northeast region. Prior to that, he held various roles in Product Development and Product Management for GE Healthcare’s Biomanufacturing Solutions business incorporating both automated unit operations and single-use connectivity.

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The CDMO of the Future
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The CDMO of the Future

JR Humbert is currently the VP, Quality at INCOG BioPharma Services, and created and implemented the quality system at INCOG, which in three years went from company creation through successful FDA inspection in 3 years.

JR has over 20 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry experience in validation, quality, technology transfer, process engineering, and program management. Some of JR’s previous companies include Piramal Pharma Solutions, Roche/Genentech, Hospira, and Cook Pharmica.

JR has participated in multiple global health authority inspections and developed inspection responses. JR has an MBA from Indiana University, and a BA in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

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