Edi Eliezer

About Edi Eliezer

More than 35 years\' experience in Industrial Biotechnology and BioPharmaceuticals in increasing leadership positions in various technology & business platforms and global locations (USA, Europe, Brazil, India, China, S. Korea). Commercial Operations experience: Bio-Process Development (Fermentation/Cell culture, Downstream Processing), Bioreactor Design, Scale-up / Scale-down, Technology Transfer, Industrial Commercial Manufacturing, Commissioning & Start-up, Optimized downstream-upstream process integration, Capital & Operating Cost reduction programs. Process Engineering, feasibility studies, conceptual design, preliminary and detailed engineering, capital cost estimates of R&D, pilot and manufacturing facilities for industrial biotechnology and bio/pharmaceutical products. Technology experience with bacteria, yeast, fungal, mammalian cells, micro-algae, proteins, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, gene therapy, blood plasma, antibiotics, enzymes, organic and amino acids, biochemical, biofuels. Consulting in technology transfer, pilot or commercial operations troubleshooting and improvement, facility engineering, cost optimization, GMP compliance for US and worldwide locations and companies. Management of engineering projects and multidisciplinary or multifunctional groups (R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Business) and budgets. Specialties: Expertise in Design, Operation, & Scale-up of Bioreactors and Fermentors (20k\'s and 300m3+) with controlled shear, high oxygen mass transfer, energy efficiency. Experienced in process intensification (ATF-CFB), continuous process and upstream-downstream integration. Very efficient in managing technology transfer, conceptual design, feasibility studies. Seasoned vision of the bioindustry trends in technology and business opportunities.

Experience

1. Sr Global Advisor

   Conagen

   Jun 2020 — Present

Education

• Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse

  BS, Biochemical Engineering

  1973 — 1976

• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  MS, Applied & Industrial Microbiology

  1976 — 1978

• Pierre and Marie Curie University

  DUES, Physics, Chemistry

  1971 — 1973