Akshay R. Kamdar, PhD Eli Lilly and Company

Akshay Kamdar is the Sr. Director for Container Closure, Materials and Process Innovation in the Delivery, Devices and Connected Solutions (DDCS) organization at Lilly. Akshay joined Lilly in 2009 after receiving his Doctorate in Polymer Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and his Masters in Materials Science and Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. He has held various technical and functional leadership roles within Lilly’s Delivery and Device organization focusing on novel container closure systems and combination product development from innovation through commercialization. He is also responsible for leading Lilly’s device and packaging sustainability efforts.