Sam Albeke Element Materials Technology

Sam Albeke holds a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Oregon State University. Sam started his career as an R&D chemist formulating ink formulations with the same additives that he now spends his time detecting and identifying as extractables and leachables. Sam has 10 years of industry experience working in pharma focused extractable and leachable testing. Throughout this time Sam has led teams in overcoming analytical challenges presented with leachable testing of pharmaceutical drug products and specializing in structural elucidation of unknown organic compounds. Sam has regularly presented on impactful E&L industry findings over the past years at conferences such as Pittcon, Pharma Ed E&L, Smithers E&L, an Agilent Pharma Workshop and is excited to broaden his horizon speaking at his first PDA event.