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Confirmed joint title: Innovation through partnership in process development and manufacture
19 June: 17:00 - 17:30
Dr Georg Wuitschik, Senior Scientist, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
ABSTRACT
Youchou Wang (STA Pharma) and Georg Wuitschik (Roche) will talk about their successful collaboration on RG7907, a drug candidate currently being developed against Hepatitis B. The presentation will focus on what strengths both partners brought to the table and what were the guiding principles for this collaboration.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Wuitschik is a senior scientist in Process Chemistry at Roche. He has worked on a number of early- as well as late-stage small molecule projects after joining Roche in 2011. His work, through external as well as internal resources, cover API process R&D, drug substance manufacturing, and support of regulatory filings.

Dr. Wuitschik received his diploma from Technical University of Munich with a master thesis under supervision of Prof. Barry M. Trost, and Ph.D. from ETH Zurich under the supervision of Prof. Erick M. Carreira under the title Oxetanes in Medicinal Chemistry, followed by a postdoc in the group of Prof. Steve V. Ley at Cambridge University.

COMPANY PROFILE
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

With a uniquely broad spectrum of innovative solutions, Roche is a leading healthcare company that has for over 100 years been active in the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare solutions. Our products and services address prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, thus enhancing well-being and quality of life.

Headquartered in Basel Switzerland, Roche employs over 85 000 people globally and sells its products in over 150 countries. Our multinational presence reinforces our ability to offer our healthcare solutions worldwide and to anticipate needs in all regions of the world.

 

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