Thomas Catalano

Dr. Tom Catalano's has 18 years in the NYPD as 3rd grade detective with 12 years in the NYPD Crime Laboratory and 37 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry. He was responsible for the performance of several forensic science analyses such As; Drugs, Blood Alcohol, Gun Shot and Explosive Residue, Arson, Paint Chips, Hair and Fiber comparison, Glass analysis, Elemental Analysis, and Solid State Characterizations In the Pharmaceutical Industry he worked in various positions including the Global Sr. Director of Analytical R&D, with major companies such as G.D. Searle, Pharmacia and Pfizer, which led to a multitude of experience in providing analytical support to dosage forms and drug substances including biologicals. Additionally, he worked for a biopharmaceutical company, Theravance, as Sr. Director of Technical Operations. He provided analytical support to a variety of dosage forms and drug substances, which included: Tablets, Soft Capsules, Hard Capsules, Creams and Gels Injectables (Suspensions, Solutions or Lyophilized) Controlled Release Forms (Oral and Injectable) Manufacture of small molecules, peptides and proteins. He initiated Release, specifications and Stability programs for development and commercial products. He developed a Drug profiling process that enabled the linking of drug samples to higher members of the Drug Cartel; Distributors and Manufactures. In Dr. Catalano's 37 years in the industry, he made significant contributions to the development and registration of many products such as NutraSweet, Cytotec, Arthrotec, Celebrex, Bextra, Dynastat, Inspra and Vibativ (glycopeptide antibiotic). Dr. Catalano obtained a B.S. in Chemistry from the City University of New York, M.S. in Analytical Toxicology (Bioanalytical Chemistry), and a Ph.D. in Chemical Pharmacology from St Johns University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Queens N.Y. He received a Certificate in Technology Executive Management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management Northwestern University Evanston IL. He was an Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at St Johns University College of Pharmacy and Affiliate Professor of Pharmaceutics at Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy, Schaumberg IL.. Currently Dr. Catalano is president of a consulting company, PharmChem Analytical Consultants LLC.