Francisco Vitor Santos da Silva

Specialist in mathematical modeling of industrial chemical and biochemical processes focused on implementing the Quality-by-Design (QbD) philosophy. Currently working on the implementation of QbD on the Brazilian production process of the biopharmaceutical L-asparaginase, which is used in the chemotherapeutic treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Ph.D. in Engineering (Summa cum Laude) at the Otto von Guericke University (Magdeburg, Germany) in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems for the theoretical and experimental study of complex mixture separations using Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography. Awarded with the prize for the bachelor's degree in Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology with the highest GPA at the Federal University of Paraná (Curitiba, Brazil). Expertise in Mathematical Modeling, Optimization and Implementation of Continuous Preparative Chromatographic Processes. Experience on Fermentation Processes; Biotechnology; Microbiology; Purification of Enzymes and Therapeutic Proteins; Chemical, Biochemical and Physicochemical Analysis; Mass Spectrometry; Chromatographic Analysis (HPLC); Proteomics; Mathematical Modeling of Bioprocesses; Computer Programming. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and German; beginner in Polish. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)