Jean-René Authelin
Global Head of Pharmaceutical Engineering
Sanofi
Jean-René Authelin has an Engineer degree in chemical Engineering from ENSIC (Nancy France), and 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, dedicated to the API crystallization, drying, polymorphism where he was the Global head in Rhone Poulenc Rorer, Aventis and finally Sanofi . In 1988, JR Authelin was nominated Global Head of Pharmaceutical Engineering. Domains of interest of JRA include: thermodynamics of hydrates, drug polymorphism, amorphous solids physics, drug stability, crystallization, nanoparticles engineering and processing, drying , milling; spray drying, fluid bed granulation, roller compaction, freeze drying. JR Authelin cooperated with very famous scientists like Prof J.Villermaux, P de Gennes (Nobel price of Physics 1991). Jean René Authelin is the author or co-author of 14 publications or book chapters and the co-inventor of 9 patents