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Prof. Bernhardt L Trout
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director, Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing
Director, E3: Engineering, Ethics and Entrepreneurship
Primary DLC
Department of Chemical Engineering
MIT Room:
E19-502B
(617) 258-5021
trout@mit.edu
https://cheme.mit.edu/profile/bernhardt-l-trout/
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Stabilization and Formulation of Biopharmaceuticals
Nucleation and Crystallization
Molecular-Level Design of Products and Processes
Molecular Simulations and Theory of Reactions Incomplex Systems
Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering
Surfaces and Structures
Downstream Antibody Separation Technologies
Research Summary
Professor Trout directs two major projects focusing on pharmaceuticals. The Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing is a bold new initiative to transform pharmaceutical manufacturing. The Singapore-MIT Alliance Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering is an exciting educational and research initiative which give students the opportunity to study both at MIT and in Singapore and perform cutting-edge research in a variety of areas.
Most of his research is industrially funded, since he aims towards new technology development. Current and past partners, include, Amgen, DuPont, EniTecnologie, Ford Motor Company, Merck & Company, Inc., Novartis, and others. Governmental sponsors include the NSF, NIH, DOE, and the Government of Singapore.
Professor Trout also consults for major pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical companies.
Recent Work
Projects
July 29, 2016
Department of Chemical Engineering
E3: Engineering Ethics and Entrepreneurship
Principal Investigator
Bernhardt Trout
March 12, 2009
Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Research: Energy and Environmental Engineering
Principal Investigator
Bernhardt Trout
September 25, 2008
Department of Chemical Engineering
Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Principal Investigator
Bernhardt Trout
September 25, 2008
Department of Chemical Engineering
Stabilization and Formulation of Biopharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator
Bernhardt Trout
February 4, 2008
Department of Chemical Engineering
Methodology Development
Principal Investigator
Bernhardt Trout
September 13, 2007
Department of Chemical Engineering
Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing
Principal Investigator
Bernhardt Trout
October 18, 2006
Department of Chemical Engineering
Biopharmaceutical Formulation
Principal Investigator
Bernhardt Trout
October 18, 2006
Department of Chemical Engineering
Energy and the Environment
Principal Investigator
Bernhardt Trout
May 3, 2004
Department of Chemical Engineering
Trout Research Group: Molecular Engineering Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Bernhardt Trout
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