Alexeenko and Topp present ‘Onshoring Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Towards the Next Revolution’ at Westwood Lecture Series
Exterior of Westwood building.
Alina Alexeenko, the Reilly Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering, and Elizabeth Topp, a professor of industrial and molecular pharmaceutics in the College of Pharmacy and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering, presented “Onshoring Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Towards the Next Revolution” at the Westwood Lecture Series on Feb. 19.
Abstract. Onshoring pharmaceutical manufacturing plays an important role in ensuring that all U.S. citizens have reliable access to critical medicines. Additionally, it presents a unique opportunity to control costs through the adoption of innovative manufacturing technologies — often referred to as the “next revolution” in pharma. In this presentation, Alexeenko and Topp highlighted Purdue’s expanding leadership and contributions to this transformative movement.
Bios. Alexeenko’s research is centered on computational and experimental studies of rarefied gas flow phenomena occurring in both high-altitude flight and in emerging technologies such as microelectromechanical systems for space communications and micropropulsion and in vacuum manufacturing processes. She is the co-founder and co-director of LyoHUB, a university-industry center that improves freeze-drying technology to make food, pharmaceuticals and biotech products safer and more affordable. Alexeenko earned a PhD in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Science in applied mathematics and Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Novosibirsk State University, Russia.
Topp’s research focuses on the chemical and physical stability of protein drugs, with particular emphasis on chemical degradation reactions in the amorphous solid state. She is the director of the William D. and Sherry L. Young Institute for Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals, which aims to revolutionize pharmaceutical manufacturing while making medicines more accessible, affordable and widely available. Topp earned a PhD in pharmaceutics from the University of Michigan, a Master of Science in chemical and biochemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware.