Dr. J. Jeff Schwegman, Ph.D.
CEO & Founder, LABYRINTH BIOPHARMA, LLC
J. Jeff Schwegman, Ph.D. is the founder and chief executive officer of Labyrinth BioPharma where he manages the day to day operations of the company.
Dr. Schwegman received his BS in Biochemistry from Indiana University in 1992 and began working at Cook Imaging in Bloomington Indiana, where he gained experience in analytical, formulation and process development. In 1999 he began graduate study in the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at Purdue University under the direction of Dr. Steve Nail, where his focus of research involved studying changes in the physical structure of biological molecules during lyophilization. Dr. Schwegman received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2003 and returned to Bloomington where he worked at Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions as a Research Scientist in the Pharmaceutical Development group. He specializes in speaking and consulting in parenteral pre-formulation, formulation, analytical, and lyophilization of both small molecules and large biomolecules.
In February 2008, he formed AB BioTechnologies, a life science company which specialized in developing new formulations and GMP manufacturing processes for parenteral products. In December 2019, he sold AB BioTechnologies and formed Labyrinth BioPharma, to continue his work in formulation development, process development and aseptic GLP Tox batch manufacturing within the therapeutic, diagnostic, and tissues for surgery industries.