Duc N. Tran

Duc Tran joined Janssen since 2015 and is currently a Research Project Lead in the Chemical Process R&D department. In this role, he acts as scientific leader in the design of commercial synthesis for small molecules, aligns API development plan with CMC strategy, develops and grows his team members. He is located in Beerse site, Belgium.

He started his chemistry studies with the Technical Degree from IUT Le Mans, France. He then moved to ENS de Chimie in Montpellier to finish his "diplome d'ingenieur" in organic chemistry. In 2014, he received his PhD from ETH Zurich under the guidance of Prof. Nicolai Cramer where he studied asymmetric C-H activation and total synthesis of Psiguadial family. He then carried out his post doctoral research at University of Cambridge with Prof. Steve Ley to learn and apply flow chemistry in generating and handling highly reactive species such as unstabilizied diazo compounds.