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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
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

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