Michael Leane

Michael Leane graduated with a Pharmacy degree from Trinity College Dublin and has a PhD in Advanced Drug Delivery from the University of Nottingham.  He has previously worked at Elan and Phaeton Research in the field of novel drug delivery technologies.  His current role at BMS is within the Materials Science department where he specialises in the optimisation of API properties to facilitate drug product manufacture.  He is chair of the APS Materials Science Focus Group and is co-lead of a working group aiming to establish a Manufacturing Classification System for oral solid dosage forms. In his spare time, he enjoys trying his hand at improvisation and as an actor with local drama groups. “Both of these hobbies frequently prove useful during my day job!” says Michael.