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Published on: 3/9/2007
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Shawn D. Kinney, PhD., President, CEO, Hyaluron Contract Manufacturing (HCM)
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Shawn KinneyDr. Shawn D. Kinney, President of Hyaluron Contract Manufacturing (HCM), founded HCM in 1999 in order to provide aseptic manufacturing and filling services to the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries.
Dr. Kinney holds a PhD. in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a Masters in Medicinal Chemistry from Northeastern University, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts at North Dartmouth.Dr. Kinney has worked at Anika Therapeutics, Wyeth-Ayerst, and Millipore, and he has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.He has extensive experience in the development of sterile formulation and filling processes including viscous and difficult-to-fill products.Prior to founding HCM, he was responsible for the sterile formulation and filling of hyaluronate into prefilled syringes in his role as Vice President of Operations at Anika Therapeutics.
Recently Dr. Kinney has pioneered a new technology in online vacuum filling and stoppering and has authored two provisional patents in that area.He continues to oversee HCM's expansion and leadership in the aseptic contract manufacturing industry.Dr. Kinney has been a member of PDA for 6 years.