Principal
Packaging Science Resources LLC

Ed Smith is Principal at Packaging Science Resources LLC which provides consulting and training in packaging for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. 

Ed is a member of the PDA and American Chemical Society.  Within PDA, he leads the Packaging Science Interest Group, and served on the Steering Committee of the Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Interest Group (PCCIG) where he co-authored PDA Technical Reports 39 & 46 on cold chain best practices.  He is also a member of the PQRI Working Group on Parenteral & Ophthalmic Drug Products (Extractables/Leachables). He is a member of the faculty of the PDA Training and Research Institute.  He is also a member of the ACS Consultants Network.

He has published many articles and chapters on pharmaceutical packaging and is a frequent speaker at industry meetings and courses related to extractables/leachables and cold chain.

Prior to forming his consulting practice, Ed was associated with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals where he headed a team responsible for the development and qualification of cold chain packaging systems for transporting temperature-sensitive drug products. He also served as a technical expert on parenteral packaging issues particularly with respect to the management of extractables and leachables. Before that, he was associated with Helvoet Pharma Inc. and West Pharmaceutical Services in various technical management positions. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Villanova University and received his M.S. & Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Seton Hall University (So. Orange, NJ).