Ian Elvins Elvins & Associates LLC

Ian Elvins has over 35 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry in a variety of roles, from site manager to head of global Quality. Although born in the UK, he has lived and worked in several countries, including Italy, Switzerland, Ireland and the USA (where he is currently based). During this time he has worked in chemical API production, Biologics and Sterile Fill-Finish operations For the last 10 years he has worked for Lonza A.G. at their Portsmouth, NH facility; firstly as head of Biologics Quality and, for the last 3 years, as Global Head of Quality for the entire Lonza organization. As Lonza is the world leader in the contract manufacture of both chemical and biological APIs, the last 10 years have enabled him to gain in-depth experience of contract manufacturing and to gain extensive insight into exactly what makes for a successful contact manufacturing partnership. Ian is currently president and owner of Elvins & Associates LLC, an independent consultancy in the GMP Quality/Contract Manufacturing area.