Ed Trappler is president and founder of Lyophilization Technology, Inc. a contract research and technical services firm dedicated to freeze drying. He has over 30 years experience in lyophilization that ranges from product development to equipment application engineering. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at The College of New Jersey. His experience in the pharmaceutical industry includes product development, toxicology supply preparation, clinical manufacturing and parenteral production.
He began his career in 1976 as a development technician in Product Development at Elkin-Sinn Inc. in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He was later promoted to Production Supervisor in charge of start-up for prefilled syringe and lyophilization operations. He then joined McNeil Pharmaceutical, one of the Johnson & Johnson companies, as a Technical Associate in the Toxicology and Clinical Material preparation group. In 1984 he joined the Hull Corporation as a Systems Application Engineer until founding the company in 1992.
Ed has authored and presented numerous papers and courses in freeze drying in the United States, Europe, Japan and China. He is an active member of the PDA, serving on a number of committees, including as chairperson of the Lyophilization Validation Task Force. He is also a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, American Institute of Chemical Engineering, and International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers.