Biography:

Dr. Rizwan Sharnez is a biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device consultant and founder of BioSeparations Inc. and Validation Solutions. He has over 30 years of technical and leadership experience in the development, validation, monitoring and life-cycle management of biopharmaceutical processes. His work experience spans several companies, including Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Amgen, where he served as Sc. Director until 2017. Dr. Sharnez has consulted with over 50 clients including Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Agilent Technologies, AGC Biologics, The Gates Foundation, Genentech, Genzyme, Patheon, Samsung, Seattle Genetics, Regeneron, Roche, Sanofi, Teva and ThermoFisher.

Dr. Sharnez has authored over 100 scientific publications, patents and presentations and has led the development of several peer-reviewed industry whitepapers, guidelines, monographs, training courses and books on Process and Cleaning Validation. He has a B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and an M.S. and Ph.D. also in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona.