Jim Graham

Director, Drug Substance Development and Manufacturing
Longmont, CO, USA
“We engage SMEs from all portions of our business very early in the process. As we're developing the chemistry for a molecule, we can deliver very early research batches to the pre-formulation and solid-state teams for them to begin work, as opposed to waiting until the development is complete and then transferring that to a different site or a different company. This saves clients time in the margins and can accelerate a very arduous development process. ”

Highlights

  • MSc in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Illinois State University
  • 20+ IND contributions and phase I/II clinical starts
  • Author/co-author of 18 publications
  • Has delivered 30+ invited lectures, presentations and posters

Summary

With nearly 3 decades of experience in early phase (pre-IND, IND, PhI/II) drug substance discovery and development, Jim has held leadership positions in academia, start-ups, biotech, medium pharma, large pharma and CDMOs. Having worn many hats to deliver internal and client-driven INDs, Jim brings experience and perspective from both sides of the CDMO relationship to deliver the early phase results clients need to advance their programs.

Areas of Expertise

  • Synthetic organic chemistry
  • Early phase drug substance process chemistry development
  • Early phase drug substance GMP manufacturing