John Erickson PhD

Dr. John Erickson joined the Institute as NIIMBL Senior Fellow, effective June 3, 2019. Dr. Erickson joins NIIMBL after nearly 30 years at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), where he held a variety of roles in process development, project management, and manufacturing.

Most recently, Dr. Erickson served as Vice President, and Steriles Manufacturing Science and Technology, where he was responsible for scientific oversight and support for commercial biopharmaceutical drug substance and sterile fill/finish of biopharmaceuticals and small molecules.

In the role of NIIMBL Senior Fellow, Dr. Erickson will apply his perspective and extensive industry experience to help ensure that NIIMBL investments are aligned with current industry needs; support the management of a portfolio of impactful projects; and, help lead some technology initiatives and projects that will benefit the biopharmaceutical manufacturing ecosystem.
Dr. Erickson received a BA in Biology and Chemistry from Amherst College and his MS and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from MIT.