Dr. Kaushalendra Chaturvedi is a Sr. Research Scientist at J-Star Research Inc., in the Center for Pharma Crystallization (CfPC) and Drug Product Development group (DPD). His research is focused on solid state chemistry, crystallization, evaluation of crystal forms for their acceptability as pharmaceutical drug substance, and formulation development to enable rapid early phase development. He is also on the forefront of a pioneering technology developed in J-Star that involves simultaneous development of drug substance and drug product through co-processing and particle engineering. Dr. Chaturvedi received his PhD in Pharmaceutics & Drug Design from the Long Island University, New York. During his PhD tenure he worked on industry and US-FDA sponsored projects focusing on pharmaceutical’s developability and manufacturability. He has published 22 peer-reviewed articles, three book chapters, and currently serving as a reviewer for journals including Pharmaceutics, Drug Delivery & Translational Res., Euro. J. of Pharm. Sci., Pharm. Res., AAPS PharmSciTech, Polymer Bulletin, AAPS-Open, Pharm. Dev. & Tech., Drug Testing & Analysis, and Dissolution Technologies. Lab Tours: DS/DP R&D Demo Stations: from material sciences to process development