Speakers

Dr. Darby Kozak is the Deputy Director for the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) where he serves as a senior agency advisor in the development and implementation of FDA policies and long-range objectives for generic drug scientific programs and activities, including the development of a strategic plan for the Generic Drug Program. Dr. Kozak started his FDA career in April 2015 in OGD’s Office and Research and Standards where he helped develop new analytical methods and equivalence evaluation methodologies for complex generic drug substances and parenteral, ophthalmic, otic, and inhalation formulations. Prior to joining the FDA, Dr. Kozak was Chief Scientist for Izon Science and Research Fellow at The University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. Dr. Kozak has a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA) and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Bristol (United Kingdom).