Karthik Vaideeswaran, PhD Eli Lilly and Company

Dr. Karthik Vaideeswaran leads the integrated Surface/Polymer Science, Packaging Systems, Materials Engineering and Performance Testing groups focused on primary containers innovation as well as materials engineering and test methods development for combination-product delivery system development and commercialization.

Dr. Vaideeswaran earned his Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 1997 and completed his post-doctoral fellowship in Surface Science at the University of Cincinnati in 1998. Additionally, Karthik earned an MBA from the University of Kentucky in 2004.

Karthik has gained significant industrial experience of 20+ years in the areas of polymer engineering and advanced materials technologies while working at Lexmark International, Saint-Gobain Corporation, Celanese Corporation and now, Eli Lilly and Company; in diverse roles encompassing increasing technical and people responsibilities.