Jean René Authelin, Senior Scientific Advisor, global CMC, Sanofi Jean René Authelin is a Chemical Engineer from ENSIC (Nancy France), and got a PhD from The Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (France). He joined Rhone Poulenc in 1988 as a Chemical Engineer. In the 90’s he founded the Physical Quality function In, 2008 JR Authelin was nominated Global Head of Pharmaceutical Engineering. Since 2020 JR Authelin is Senior Scientific Advisor, global CMC, reporting to the global head of the CMC. Domains of interest of JRA include: small molecules and biologics, thermodynamics of hydrates, drug polymorphism, drug stability, crystallization, amorphous solids particle engineering, nanoparticles engineering and processing, fill & finish, freeze drying , devices. Jean René Authelin is the author or co-author of more than 40 publications or book chapters and the co-inventor of 11 patents ad was invited speaker of about 100 conferences.