Kate Malachowski PhD Novavax

Kate Malachowski is an Associate Director of Manufacturing Science and Technology (MS&T) at Novavax. In this role, she leads a team of scientists and engineers to support Novavax's global drug substance manufacturing operations, data trending, and CPV programs. She has also previously worked at Catalent supporting gene therapy projects and with the BioPhorum Extractables and Leachables work group. Kate previously served on the 2023 PDA Annual Meeting Planning Committee. Before entering the biotech space, she worked in microscale medical and semiconductor devices at the Army Research Laboratory and Northrop Grumman. Kate holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech and a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.