Hector Hugo Caicedo
Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, USA
Biography
Hector Hugo Caicedo holds PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the recipient of MIT, Bogazicy University, Antalya University and Universite Pierre and Marie Cuire Pre-doctoral Fellowships as well as Harvard-MIT/HST Post-doctoral Fellowship. He has several publications including several peer-reviewed papers, one book chapter and a provisional patent application. Additionally, he has been awarded more than 20 recognition awards including three National Science Foundation Fellowships in the US and the Mayor’s Civic Merit Medal of Cali given directly by the President of Colombia. Currently, he is a Scientist and Scholar at Janssen R&D, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. His interdisciplinary scientific research interests range from material science and bioengineering to cell biology, medicine and pharmaceutical research. At J&J, he is a Subject Matter Expert in Microfluidics Science & Technology and conducts research on drug lead identification, characterization and optimization. Additionally, he is also a Scholar Trainee at the Corporate Sustainability and Innovation program at Harvard University and serves as the Director of Research and Outreach at the US National Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Association.
Abstract
Abstract : Real-world microfluidic analytics applications in the pharmaceutical biotech industry