Thomas A.
Jennings, Ph.D.
Thomas A. Jennings, Ph.D., is an expert in vacuum technology
and lyophilization. His work in low temperature properties of
formulations, the development of the lyophilization process, the
performance characteristics of dryers is particularity noteworthy. Dr.
Jennings has focused on lyophilization for more than 25 years. He
worked for several years for one of the largest
manufacturers of freeze-drying equipment before founding his own company
in 1978. He formed a new firm, Phase Technologies, Inc., in 1990, with the
vision of transforming lyophilization from an art to a science. (Click on photo
to enlarge)
Dr. Jennings holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of
Aston, Birmingham, England and a BA and MA in chemistry from Temple University.
He has been awarded numerous patents and is the author of more than 20
technical publications
involving the lyophilization process and freeze-drying equipment and
instrumentation. He received the Fred Simon award for the outstanding technical
paper published in the PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and
Technologyfor 1995. He is the author of the book Lyophilization -
Introduction and Basic Principles published by Interpharm Press in
1999. He continues to publish on the above web site, on a monthly schedule, a
technical publication (INSIGHT) that is
related to the lyophilization process, its equipment, instrumentation and
validation.
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