More than 16 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry working on development of solid oral dosage forms, out of which 11 years’ experience in Hot Melt Extrusion Technology for solubility enhancement of poorly soluble drugs and continuous manufacturing. Dr. Vijay was a Postdoc research scholar at Dr. Michael Repka’s lab, The University of Mississippi, USA, working on Hot Melt Extrusion for various applications.
Development of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products using HME (continuous nanoparticle, solubility enhancement, continuous granulation for IR and ER products, semisolid dispersions, effervescent). Awarded Rising Star Award in R&D for contribution in “Continuous Granulation” during FDD 2019 Conclave, Hyderabad by Indian Express.
More than 22 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry in Analytical Development and Quality. Analytical Development of NCE’s, characterization of Hot Melt Extrudates and different types of formulations. Developed and optimized analytical tools for monitoring materials produced through continuous manufacturing.
Involved in strategies for technical transfer of analytical methods from Research & Development to commercial manufacturing sites. Worked with leading Indian pharmaceutical companies like Ipca, Zydus Cadila, Piramal and STEERLife.