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Education

I.Gimnazija, Zagreb

Dates Attended: 09/1998 - 07/2002, Graduated: Yes

Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Studies Biotechnology, Section: Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zagreb

Dates Attended: 09/2002 - 01/2007, Degree: B.Sc. Biotechnology, Graduated: Yes

Languages

English

Fluent

Italian

Fluent

Spanish

Good Knowledge

German

Basic Knowledge

Croatian

First Language

Work Experience

Pliva d.d, Quality Control, Zagreb, Croatia

Dates Employed: 05/2005 - 06/2005, Job Title: Student practice, Level: Student/Intern, Status: Part time employee
Description: Responsabilities: -determination of antibiotic activity -preparation of different selective substrate for microbe determination

Pliva d.d (Research and Development), Zagreb, Croatia

Dates Employed: 02/2007 - 12/2008, Job Title: Formulation Scientist, Level: Professional/Experienced, Status: Full time employee
Description: Responsabilities: - Devolpment and optimization of new solid oral dosage forms for European and American market including immediate release and sustained release products - Performing tasks associated with a wide range of formulation types and process operations (e.g. granulation, drying, tabletting, coating, encapsulation, solution and suspension products). - Preparing laboratory and scale up batches of assigned product formulations, when required participation in trouble-shooting and technology transfer of pharmaceutical products - Interpretation of analytical, pharmacokinetic and engineering results. - Prepare reports, SOPs, batch documentation and CMC registration documentation - Comply with all aspects of cGMP, Safety and Environmental legislation - Work as a team member and to actively participate in achieving the aims and goals of the R&D group and project teams Important projects: - Development and scale up of tablet formulation (combination of two APIs) - Development and scale up of formulations of extremely poorly soluble drugs

Target Job

Desired Status

Full Time

Desired Level

Professional/Experienced

Category

Pharmaceutical - Misc

Willing To Relocate

Yes

Additional Info

Publication: Božanić, R., Pletikapić, G., Lovković, S. (2008) Influence of temperature and glucose addition on growth and survival of bacteria from BCT culture in soymilk, Mljekarstvo 58 (2) 171-179.