Dr. Sandip Tiwari
Head of Technical Services – Pharma Solutions, North America, BASF Corporation, Tarrytown, NY
Sandip B. Tiwari, Ph.D. is Head of Technical Services – Pharma Solutions, North America at BASF Corporation (Tarrytown, NY), where he leads cross functional programs supporting pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical teams on formulation development, excipient selection, dissolution science, process development, and scale up/commercialization across multiple dosage forms. He brings 25+ years of leadership experience spanning BASF, Teva/Actavis/Allergan, Colorcon, and Zydus, with technical depth in oral immediate and modified release products, enabling technologies, and performance based formulation strategies. He completed postdoctoral research in nanotechnology at Northeastern University (Boston, MA), strengthening his translational foundation at the interface of formulation science and advanced delivery technologies.
Dr. Tiwari has authored 100+ research papers, abstracts, book chapters, and patents, and serves as Chief Editor of the Desk Book of Pharmaceutical Dissolution Science and Applications (Society for Pharmaceutical Dissolution Science, SPDS). His work and speaking engagements emphasize clinically relevant performance testing, dissolution/IVIVC, and risk based CMC decision making. He has served as an invited speaker/panelist at the FDA/CDER Office of Generic Drugs FY2025 Generic Drug Science and Research Initiatives Public Workshop, contributing to scientific discussions relevant to dissolution, IVIVC, and regulatory assessment of complex products. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Translational Science & Medicine at the University of Alabama (CCHS), supporting translational science through academic–industry collaboration and mentoring.
