Nigel J SmartNigel J. Smart PhD is a 30 year veteran of the biotechnology industry who has spent his career involved in developing and manufacturing numerous recombinant protein, monoclonal antibody and vaccine products. He holds a BSc from the University f Leicester, and an MSc and PhD in Fermentation Technology/Biochemical Engineeringfrom the University of Manchester. His career has spanned academia, Big Pharma and progressive biotechnology companies involved in cutting-edge biopharmaceutical products. For the last eleven years he has been a much sought-after consultant solving operational problems and compliance related issues to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. This has also included advising the US government on manufacturing strategies to produce a variety of biological countermeasures for the biodefense program. As Managing Partner of Smart Consulting Group, Dr Smart is now a proponent of lean approaches to biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes and leads the company’s business team in this area. Read More Read Less