Binu Sebastian has extensive experience in formulation development and commercial manufacturing within the pharmaceutical industry. Currently serving as Associate Director in CMC and Formulation Development at Vanda Pharmaceuticals since January 2021, Binu has previously held key roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific as Senior R&D/Commercial Manufacturing Professional and at Pii (Pharmaceutics International, Inc.) as Manager of Formulation Development. Additional experience includes positions at AstraZeneca as Global Technical Manager and at Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. as Senior Group Leader for Formulation/Process Development. Binu began a career as a Senior Scientist at Ranbaxy and has held various scientific roles at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Micro Labs Ltd. Binu holds an MBA from Xavier University and a Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design from Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute.