Our Mission Statement
Enabling biotechnology professionals, innovations, and solutions by being the “go-to” global resource for information exchange and dialogue across academia, Industry, and government
Meet our Executive Committee
Chair-Elect : Danielle Tullman-Ercek
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University
Past Chair: Aaron Noyes
Senior Vice President, Apogee Therapeutics
Chair Elect: Venkatesh Natarajan
Principal Engineer, Amgen
Treasurer: Caryn Heldt
Professor at Michigan Technological University
Secretary: Elizabeth Goodrich
R&D Technical Director at MilliporeSigma
Long Range Program Chair: Mark Blenner
Thomas and Kipp Gutshall Career Development Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of Delaware
Awards Chair: Michelle O’Malley
Professor of Chemical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara
2026 Program Chair: Rajib Saha
Graduate Chair and Richard L. And Carol S. Mcneel Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2026 Program Chair: Krunal Mehta
Director, Bioprocess Drug Substance Development and Commercialization
Councilor: Varnika Roy
Senior Director, Manufacturing Science & Technology at GlaxoSmithKline
Councilor: David Roush
Distinguished Scientist at Merck Research Labs
Councilor: William Kelly
Professor of Chemical Engineering at Villanova University
Alternate Councilor: Evan Wells
Manager, Johnson and Johnson
Alternate Councilor and Diversity Chair: Stefano Menegatti
Professor, University Faculty Scholar – CSO at ChromaGenix
Alternate Councilor: Maryam Raeeszadeh Sarmazdeh
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada – Reno
Communications Coordinator: Kelsey McKenna
Principal Scientist, Drug Product Process Development at Amgen
Best of BIOT: Harun Ferit Ozbakir
Principal Scientist at Amgen
Webmaster: Kassi Stein
Principal Engineer, Tessera Therapeutics
Membership Chair: Nick Vecchiarello
Professor at Michigan Technological University
Awards Co-Chair: Abhinav Jain
Cell Culture Development Scientist @Denali Therapeutics
