Michael Houston
Co-Founder and CSO
- Role
- Co-founder and CSO at Artis BioSolutions
- Location
- Bellevue, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Houston
Biopharmaceutical chemist who has successfully built, managed and developed diverse teams of chemists, formulators, engineers and biologists. Highly imaginative and creative chemist who has developed novel peptide and siRNA APIs and siRNA delivery formulations from conceptualization to research stage and preclinical development. Experienced developing and executing strategy for the manufacture of oligonucleotide (siRNA), protein and peptide-based APIs and lipid nanoparticle-based drug products. Track record of leading innovation, quality initiatives and process development and analytical improvements. Strong biochemical, analytical and biophysical skills including mass spectrometry and chromatographic techniques. Highly experienced in technology transfer to corporate partners and contract manufacturing organizations. Specialties:Chemistry | Peptide | Protein | Oligonucleotide | Conjugation | RNAi | Liposomes | Nanoparticles | Targeting | Pre-formulation | Formulation | Method Development | Drug Discovery | Research Group Leadership | Clinical Manufacture | Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO)| GMP | Patents | Investigational New Drugs (IND)| Technology Transfer | Feasibility Studies | Due Diligence | Business Development
Experience
Co-founder and CSO
Apr 2025 — Present · Carlsbad, CA, US
Education
Waterloo Collegiate
High School
1977 — 1982
University of Waterloo
B.Sc., Chemistry
1982 — 1987
University of Waterloo
Ph.D., Chemistry
1987 — 1992
Skills
- Liposomes
- Chemistry
- Organic Synthesis
- Peptide Synthesis
- Collaborative R&D
- Peptides
- Protein Engineering
- Formulation
- Biochemistry
- Chromatography
- U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)
- Assay Development
- Molecular Biology
- CMO Management
- In Vivo
- Clinical Development
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (Hplc)
- Protein Conjugation
- Purification
- Gmp
- Antibodies
- Drug Delivery
- Biotechnology
- Oligonucleotides
- Fda
- R&D Planning
- Hplc
- In Vitro
- Nanoparticles
- Protein Chemistry
- Fluorescence
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