Ward D’Autry is a scientific expert structural elucidation at Nelson Labs, where he manages projects related to the identification of unknown pharmaceutical impurities using high-end mass spectrometry platforms. Impurities in scope include small organic molecules such as container leachables, API related impurities or process related impurities.
Dr. D’Autry received his Ph.D. from the Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Leuven (Belgium) in 2010. From 2010 to 2017 he worked for DSM and SABIC in Geleen, The Netherlands, where he worked as R&D scientist developing and optimizing chromatography & mass spectrometry based analytical methods for improved analysis of petrochemicals and polymers. Often the work included de novo structure elucidation using mass spectral data.
From 2017 onwards, Dr. D’Autry works for Nelson Labs Europe as project manager. Until 2021, he managed extractables & leachables studies with focus on manufacturing components. In 2021 he transitioned to his current role as scientific expert structural elucidation.
