Joep Timmermans

Joep holds a doctoraal degree in Physics from University of Leiden in The Netherlands and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University in the U.S. He started his professional career at Merck where he held various positions, including Manager of the Process Analytics group. Joep joined Pfizer in 2002 and currently is Director/Team Leader in Pfizer’s Process Analytical Sciences Group. His team is responsible for the development, evaluation, and initial deployment of new PAT’s and applications throughout Pfizer’s internal manufacturing network. Joep’s team also supports the use of PAT during the commercialization phase of late stage product development. And as of recently, he is leading Pfizer’s initiative to look for opportunities to deploy PAT at CMO’s. He is a Steering Committee member of both the ISPE PAT Community of Practice as well as the Pharmaceutical Process Analytics Roundtable and contributes to other initiatives such as ASTM Committee E55, PhRMA, and PQRI.