Justin Wright, PhD BD Medical - Pharmaceutical Systems

Dr. Wright is Director of Pharmaceutical Development for BD-Medical Pharmaceutical Systems. In his current role he serves as BD’s lead technical interface for the Biotech, Vaccine, and Pharmaceutical industries in developing and commercializing complex and sensitive drug products in parenteral delivery systems.

Over the past two years he has served as an expert witness in numerous forums including the National Academies of Sciences (IOM), National Vaccine Program Office, and Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) where he provided expert testimony for the US National Vaccine Plan and the National Pandemic Plan.

His current research interests include developing novel approaches and scientific strategies for assessing drug product performance in drug delivery systems and defining health science models for micro & macro drug administration. Dr. Wright is a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist, Parenteral Drug Association, and the American Chemical Society. He is the author of more than 25 patents and publications.

Prior to joining BD, Dr. Wright spent seven years at Merck & Co., Inc. in roles of increasing responsibility across new product development, product commercialization, and franchise management.

Dr. Wright earned a PhD in Bio-Organic chemistry from Clemson University and completed a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard Medical School.