Samuel Thurow, PhD

Chemical Development Coordinator @ LIBBS FARMACÊUTICA LTDA

About

PhD Chemist and Chemical Development Coordinator with experience in API process development, scale-up and technology transfer. Currently leading a team of scientis for the developing and scaling APIs from laboratory to industrial scale (up to 4 kL), supporting manufacturing under GMP environment. Experienced in process optimization, manufacturing support, and international technology transfer. Background also includes leadership roles in Drug Discovery and API Manufacturing.

Country

Brazil

City

Embu das Artes

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Organic Synthesis, Research and Development, Sustainable chemistry, Organic compound characterization, Sulfur and Selenium Chemistry

Experience

Chemical Development Coordinator

LIBBS FARMACÊUTICA LTDA

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

• Lead a team of 10 scientists in API development and scale-up • Manage process development and pilot batches • Support technology transfer and manufacturing implementation • Provide technical support and troubleshoot manufacturing processes • Collaborate with Production, Quality, and Regulatory teams

Production Supervisor

LIBBS FARMACÊUTICA LTDA

2024-3 - 2025-6 · 1 yr 4 mos

Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brasil

• Supervised API manufacturing operations and led a team of 18 professionals • Ensured production execution aligned with GMP, quality standards, and regulatory requirements • Supported scale-up and industrial implementation of new API processes • Investigated deviations and implemented corrective and preventive actions • Supported regulatory inspections and manufacturing audits • Contributed to process optimization and manufacturing efficiency improvements

Transfer and Process Optimization Leader

LIBBS FARMACÊUTICA LTDA

2023-4 - 2024-2 · 11 mos

Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brasil

• Supported technology transfer and industrial implementation of new API processes • Provided technical support to manufacturing teams • Led process optimization initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce costs • Supported industrial troubleshooting and deviation investigation • Participated in scale-up and process validation activities

Synthetic Organic/Medicinal Chemist

Eurofarma

2021-11 - 2022-9 · 11 mos

Itapevi

• Medicinal Chemistry Project Leader; • SAR analysis and structural/ligand based drug design; • Propose new medicinal chemistry project; • Planning, synthesis and characterization of small molecules; • Focus on antimicrobials

Postdoctoral Research

Eurofarma

2019-10 - 2022-2 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Campinas e Região, Brasil

• Drug discovery: Planning, synthesis and characterization of small molecules with biological activity. Supervision of Prof. Ronaldo Pilli (UNICAMP) from out 2019 - 2020

Postdoctoral Research

State University of Campinas

2017-8 - 2019-9 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Campinas

Exploring new methodologies in Heterocycles Photochemistry and Organocatalysis, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Igor D. Jurberg.

Education

Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Green methodologies in organic synthesis with focous in Sulfur and Selenium compounds

2008 - 2017 · 9 yrs

Received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Federal University of Pelotas, RS, Brazil, working on green methodologies for S and Se chemistry under supervision of Prof. Dr. Eder J. Lenardão.

The University of Manchester

2015-7 - 2016-6 · 1 yr

Visiting student during my PhD working under supervision of Porf. Dr. David J. Procter at the University of Manchester, I worked in Samarium chemistry exploring reductions of selenium compound and cyclization via SET mechanism.