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Keynote Speaker

Varnika Roy, Ph.D.

Varnika Roy, PhD, works as a Vice President, Head of Analytical and Materials Science in MSAT – Global Supply Chain at GSK. Prior to this role Varnika has also had several roles in GSK Vaccines Development-Head of Global Bioassays Development and CMC Team Lead for early and late-stage CMC teams for mRNA and subunit recombinant protein vaccine development and took products through Phase 1-3 of clinical development such as RSV . Before joining GSK, Varnika was a Senior Scientist at MedImmune (Astrazeneca) in the Cell Culture and Fermentation Sciences department. Varnika received a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Maryland College Park and multiple lead author publications. Varnika is currently the past-chair and councilor of American Chemical Society’s Biochemical Technology (BIOT) Division. In 2024 she was designated an ACS fellow.