Javier is a Chemical Engineer graduated from the University of Valladolid, Spain. Javier has more than twenty years of experience in the process design of pharmaceutical facilities. His experience is a mix of site based engineering roles as well as engineering consultancy positions.
Javier is currently leading the process-mechanical department for PM Group UK operations as Head of Process Engineering. As part of this role he manages and oversees the process design of all pharmaceuticals projects managed by PM Group in the UK.
Additionally, Javier is the Single-Use Technology expert for PM Group globally and as such he gives support to projects using the technology globally across the group. As part of this role he is also the technical lead for the Standard Disposable Design, SDD(TM), initiative providing technical support and helping the SUT suppliers in the development of their solutions related to the initiative.
The exponential increase in demand to manufacture therapeutics including vaccines triggered by the pandemic has stressed the supply chain for single-use products.
The environmental impact of “single-use plastics” has become a hot topic of societal and political debate. Despite the many technological advantages and innovations that plastic has enabled, it is now under closer scrutiny, especially those massively used in consumer market (plastic bottles, cutlery, straws, packaging, etc.).