WIPOS Speaker

Cindy Hong

  • Merck
  • USA
Speaker Intro

The empowering impact of a biocatalytic hydroxylation in the commercial manufacturing route for Belzutifan

  • Northwestern University (B.A. / M.S.)
  • UC Berkeley (Ph.D. with Dean Toste, Ken Raymond, Bob Bergman)
  • 2018 – 2021 Senior Scientist at Merck in Process Chemistry
  • 2021 – 2023 Associate Principal Scientist at Merck in Biocatalysis
  • Research Interests: supramolecular chemistry, microenvironment catalysis, biocatalysis and enzyme evolution, sustainable and robust process development
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