Dr. Nima Yazdanpanah is a consultant on advanced manufacturing and modeling and simulation applications in Bio/pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. His area of expertise covers process simulation, particulate matters, process design, and advanced manufacturing. Prior to starting his consultancy firm (Procegence), Nima was a research scientist with US Food and Drug Administration. He was appointed as a member of an expert team for advancement of emerging technologies to modernize pharmaceutical manufacturing. Nima was a postdoctoral research associate at MIT, and Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing. He received his PhD from The University of Sydney, Australia. He has worked for six years in industry for R&D and process design sections. He has a diverse background in industry, academia, and government. Workshop: Simulation Aided Process/Product Development, Scale-up, Tech-Transfer, and Regulatory Submission Keynote Presentation: Particle engineering by spray drying: process dev., scale-up, and technology transfer