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Kim L. Nelson, PhD
CRB Consulting Engineers
Kim L. Nelson, Ph.D. is a Senior Associate, and Director of Biopharmaceutical Services for CRB Consulting Engineers, Inc. As Director of Biopharmaceutical Services, Kim is responsible for the design of biotech and pharmaceutical projects and consultation on process development, biocontainment and Current Good Manufacturing Practices. Kim is an internationally recognized bioprocess design industry leader with more than 22 years of experience in design and operation of biopharmaceutical facilities, for leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies. He specializes in cGMP regulatory compliance, process design and development, and facility design for the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. His project experience encompasses domestic and international projects of therapeutic proteins and vaccines. Kim has experience in the technologies including: large-scale mammalian cell culture, recombinant microbial culture, plant and insect cell culture, downstream processing and purification. He has also consulted with the FDA on behalf of numerous clients and their facility designs.
Dr. Nelson received dual B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry/Biophysics from Oregon State University and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware. Engineering design experience prior to joining for CRB included management positions with Life Sciences International, United Engineers & Constructors and Quasar Engineering. Operational experience includes Flow Labs and Otsuka Pharmaceutical.