Eric Karikari Boateng, PhD Ghana FDA

Mr. Eric Karikari-Boateng a Pharmacist holds an Msc (Pharmaceutical Science (Pharmacology and Toxicology) from Zaporozhye State Medical University, Ukraine.

Upon graduation in 1995, he joined the newly formed Food and Drugs Administration in Ghana in 1997.

He is currently the Head of Laboratory Service Department and a Senior Reviewer of CMC sections of Marketing Authorization Files for New Biological Applications which includes well characterized Biologics (e.g. Mabs, fusion proteins) vaccines, other recombinant proteins (Insulin, and its analogues and epoetins) and Biosimilars.

His main interests are characterization of protein using high throughput orthogonal method, especially Glycan Analysis. Purification of proteins and Bioassays.

He is a certified GMP Pharmaceutical Professional of the American Society of Quality ASQ and facilitator at the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Ghana and He is responsible from training personnel of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) in Africa in the Review of MAA for Biologics and small molecules.