Lana Ljuma Skupnjak

Ms
Lana
Ljuma Skupnjak

Laboratory supervisor, Vaccines Development
Genera Inv. part of Dechra Pharmaceuticals group
Biography

Education:

- Mag. Ing. Biotechn.

- 2018 - today: PhD student, Faculty of Foof Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb

Work experience:

2011- today

Genera Inc., Svetonedeljska 2, Kalinovica, 10436 Rakov potok, Croatia

(Part of Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc.)

Product development - Vaccines

Product development coordinator

Development of live and inactivated veterinary vaccines

Development and optimisation of freeze drying cycles

Transfer of freeze drying cycles to the Production

Development and optimisation of biological assays

Laboratory animal studies

2009-2011

Genera Inc., Svetonedeljska 2, Kalinovica, 10436 Rakov potok, Croatia

Biological production

Biological production technologist

Production of live and inactivated veterinary vaccines

Process validation

Equipment qualification

Documentation management in accordance with cGMP

Participating in GMP inspections

2006-2009

Genera Inc., Svetonedeljska 2, Kalinovica, 10436 Rakov potok, Croatia

Product development

Associate in product development

Formulation development

Stability testing according to VICH guidelines

Participation in technology transfer and process validation

TRAINING

October 2019

Terrapin Holdings Ltd.

World Vaccine Congress Europe

September 2018

World’s Poultry Science Association

XVth European Poultry Conference

June 2018

University of Georgia

International Avian Respiratory Disease Conference

 

May 2017

Supera Kvaliteta

Statistical planning of experiments

August 2016

Supera Kvaliteta

Good laboratory practice (GLP)

 

June 2016

University College London (UCL)

A Workshop in Essential Lab Skills and Molecular Biology Techniques

 

September 2015

Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GmbH

Forum Pharmaceutical Freeze Drying

 

March 2012

The International Society of Lyophilization – Freeze Drying (ISL-FD)

5th International Conference on Lyophilization and Freeze Drying

 

March 2010

The Center for Professional Advancement (CfPA)

Sterile products: formulation, manufacture and quality assurance

June 2009

The Center for Professional Advancement (CfPA)

Lyophilization Technology

 

November 2008

European Compliance Academy (ECA)

Stability Testing for Drug Substances and Drug Products

 

2004-2005 (6 months)

University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Institute for Veterinary biochemistry and molecular biology

Graduate thesis: Genome-wide identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence activities and their small molecule inhibitors using phenotypic screens in yeast

Research interests

Veterinary vaccines

Projects you're working on

 - development of poultry vaccines

 

Discipline
Challenge model development Challenge study design Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Molecular biology QC test development Safety evaluation Virology
Host species
Pigs Poultry Zoonoses
Pathogen
Viruses
Stage of vaccine development
Antigen discovery and immunogen design Field trials Pre-clinical trials