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Dr. Antonio Moreira
Dr. Antonio Moreira is Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County). He was Chairman of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at UMBC from 1990-1995 and Associate Provost for Academic Affairs from 1995-1997. Prior to 1990, Dr. Moreira spent nearly ten years in the private sector, with senior management positions both in the food industry with International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc. and in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology area with Schering-Plough Corporation. He has significant experience with R&D, scale-up and introduction to commercialization of biotechnology products, such as the blockbuster alpha interferon biomolecule.
Dr. Moreira holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Porto, Portugal, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He has an active research program in bioprocess engineering, is author or co-author to over 100 publications and presentations, has overseen over $4 million in contracts and grants and is a consultant to various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. He has received various awards including a NATO Senior Fellowship and the Parenteral Drug Association James Agalloco Award. He served as the founding President for the Chesapeake Bay Area Chapter of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers. He is immediate past-chair of the Council for Biotechnology Centers for the BIO Industry Organization, and serves on scientific advisory boards for various organizations. Dr. Moreira has recently been appointed by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation as the chair of an international scientific panel to evaluate the status of chemical engineering and biotechnology research in Portugal. He is a graduate of Leadership Maryland, class of 1998. |
