Christopher Lockwood

Christopher Lockwood has over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Christopher currently holds the position of Senior Director, Product Development at Aprecia Pharmaceuticals. Prior to this, they were the Senior Director of Technical Services at the same company.

Before joining Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, Lockwood worked as the Owner of C.E. Lockwood Pharma Consulting, where they provided pharmaceutical development consulting services.

Lockwood also has experience working at Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc as the Director of Product Development, overseeing formulation and process development for new products.

Christopher spent a significant portion of their career at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where they held various roles such as Senior Manager in R&D/Manufacturing Sciences, Senior Manager in Technical Services - Patheon, Senior Manager in Process Pharmacy - Patheon, and Principal Scientist in Patheon. In these positions, they provided technical support for commercial manufacturing, process validation, and new product transfers.

Additionally, Lockwood has worked as the Director of Pharmaceutical Development and Technical Services at Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, and as a Business Unit Manager at Catalent.

Early in their career, they served as an LSS Black Belt at Cardinal Health, where they managed waste reduction and problem-solving projects. Christopher also worked as a Production Manager and Project Manager, overseeing commercial manufacturing and technical transfer services at Cardinal Health.

Lockwood began their pharmaceutical career at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals as a Senior Scientist and later as a Principal Scientist, focusing on solid dosage form design and optimization.

Overall, Christopher Lockwood has a diverse and extensive background in pharmaceutical development, process optimization, and commercial manufacturing.

Christopher Lockwood has a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics from the University of Kentucky. Christopher also has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the same institution. Additionally, they have obtained a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Cardinal Health in 2005.