Sarfaraz K. Niazi, Ph.D., Executive Chairman, Therapeutic Proteins Inc., and President, Pharmaceutical Scientist Inc., Chicago, Illinois Sarfaraz K. Niazi holds a Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutical sciences and was a tenured professor at the University of Illinois; he has served as Technical Director of Abbott Laboratories and was a Volwiler Fellow; he is currently an adjunct professor at Houston University; Executive Chairman of Therapeutic Proteins Inc., an innovative biological products manufacturing company; and heads the consulting company Pharmaceutical Sciences whose services include turnkey pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing facilities, technology transfer, and patent law. Dr. Niazi has published over 100 research articles, over two dozen major textbooks and handbooks in the field of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, leads the industry in establishing fully-disposable systems for high-volume biotechnology products manufacturing, and has established the world’s first model disposable facility developed in consultation with the US FDA to meet the future requirements of biological manufacturing.