Process Chemist, Merck Sharp & Dohme
Dr Wayne Lee - Hon Treasurer
Process Chemist, Merck Sharp & Dohme
Dr Wayne Lee completed his B.Sc. (Hons) in 2001 (under the supervision of Professor Andy Hor Tzi Sum) and proceeded to earn a Ph.D. degree in 2006 (under the supervision of Professor Loh Teck Peng), from the National University of Singapore
Dr Lee started his industrial career in 2001 as a Port Chemist/Operations executive, for a year, with PSA Corp. Ltd. Singapore prior to his Ph.D. program. After completing his Ph.D., he was a Research Scientist at Galileo Pharmaceuticals, before his stint as a Process Chemist/Engineer at Merck Sharp & Dohme. He provided key technical support of the manufacturing processes in the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) facility and the pharmaceutical formulation facility and was involved in various operational excellence and Lean Six Sigma improvement projects in a lean-manufacturing environment. Dr Lee is cGMP, cGLP, Six Sigma Black Belt trained and Kepner-Tregoe®-analysis trained, with FMEA, statistical analysis, DOE and Minitab® knowledge. Dr Lee is currently a lecturer at the Singapore Polytechnic, teaching Basic Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Science.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Dr Lee’s current interest include: Microwave assisted green chemistry, Bio-catalysis in drug design, Organometallic catalysis and methodology, design and synthesis of drugs or natural products using green chemistry, alternative energy sources from organic molecules as well application of organic polymeric membranes.
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