Aesica, a UK-based development and contract manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has appointed Bashir Hansraj as Global Technical Director. Hansraj takes responsibility for developing Lead Technical Centres across the Aesica network from API and drug product development sites through to finished product manufacturing and packaging.
Based at Aesica headquarters in Newcastle, Hansraj will direct the company’s global technical and innovation strategy across the full spectrum of API and dosage form development. Technical centres will be dedicated to specific dosage forms including oral solids, oral liquids, topicals, inhalation and parenterals.
With more than 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry and having held senior management R&D positions within Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, J&J, Pfizer Global R&D and most recently at Catalent where he was head of Research and Development, Hansraj brings a depth of technical expertise and business acumen in new product development and technology transfer for pre-proof of concept to post launch assets on a global scale.
