John Vanalsten

John VanAlsten has an extensive work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. John is currently the Director at Oligo Factory since September 2022. Previously, they worked at Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. as a Group Leader from October 2018 to October 2022. Prior to that, they were a Sci Fellow II (chemical engineering) at Vertex Pharmaceuticals from October 2011 to March 2018. John started their career at Pfizer in 1999, where they held the positions of Sr. Research Engineer and Lead Engineer. John'sresponsibilities included overseeing drug substance process development, process qualification, and manufacturing campaigns, as well as developing and managing multistep processes for deliveries of investigational and commercial APIs. John also authored drug substance sections of NDAs. In addition, they led continuous processing technology teams, developed processes for candidate APIs, and implemented continuous improvement programs for Medrol® supply chain.

John VanAlsten has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Hope College.