Engineering of Inhaled Therapeutics: Design for Manufacture and Scale-up

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We have invented a new way to deliver inhaled therapies to the lungs. This has very big implications to treat diseases such as asthma, COPD, and lung infection. Now we need a student with an engineering background (MechE preferred) to help with design and scale up of the manufacturing process. The basics of current manufacturing include rapid freezing of a drug solution on a cryogenic surface followed by solvent removal via freeze drying. A qualified student will be given the opportunity to provide technical and creative input and potentially be included as a co-inventor on a patent.

Qualifications

Computer-aided design, familiarity with prototyping/machining, thermodynamics, heat-transfer

Project Timeline

starting ASAP and continuing for 6 months to 1 year

Duties

Design and scale up of a novel pharmaceutical manufacturing process.

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Project Lead
Who to Contact
Alan Watts
Contact Email
abwatts@austin.utexas.edu

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