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Having assembled a fine team gives us the ability to meet all of your R&D requirements.
Daryll Knowles — CEO
Daryll was a retail pharmacist for 25 years, owning 7 pharmacies. Daryll graduated Sydney University with a Bachelor of Pharmacy (1980) and now has over 20 years compounding experience. He is also a graduate of PCCA Aseptic Techniques and Primary Training Course (Houston, Texas). During this time he was awarded AIPM Pharmacy Manager of the Year in 1995. He is currently a recipient of The AustralAsian Fellowship in Anti-Ageing, Regenerative & Functional Medicine.
Daryll is also the CEO and Board Member of NxGen Pty Ltd and Board member of Australasian Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine (A5M) and Allmedic Pty Ltd. Daryll’s current industry affiliations include: Member Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (MPS), Associate Fellow Australian College of Pharmacy (A.F.A.C.P.), Life Fellow Pharmacy Practice Foundation (FPPF), member of the Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists (ASCC) and Fellow American Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine (F.A.A.R.M.).
He provides extensive training and lectures to graduate pharmacists as a preceptor for Sydney University and University of Queensland Master of Pharmacy & Bachelor of Pharmacy Programs. He also lectures for the A5M Fellowship in Anti-Ageing, Regenerative and Functional Medicine.
Dr James S Rowe — Scientific Director
Dr James S Rowe graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Sydney (1966). He then went on to complete a Master of Science (1976) and a Doctor of Philosophy (1980), both at the University of London. He also completed a Pharmaceutical Compounding Course at the University of Florida (2004).
Jim has been a member for various societies including: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Australian Pharmaceutical Science Association, Sydney University Chemical Society and the Australian Academy of Forensic Scientists.
Jim’s long list of employment history includes both national and international companies some of which include Abbott Laboratories (Technical Manager), ER Squibb & Sons Limited (Product planning Manager), Eli Lilly & Co (quality assurance associate) and Research Division of Riker Laboratories (Product Development Chemist).
Throughout Jim’s career he has also been director of HR Health Care Limited, CoPharm Pty Ltd, Dermatest Pty Limited, TCS Pharmacy and finally NxGen Pharmaceuticals. He has also been involved in a range of publications, patents and expert advice for legal issues.
Dr Chi Hua — Chief Analyst
Chi graduated in the Dept. of Chemistry (1978) from Beijing University and went on to complete a Master of Science in instrumental analysis of drugs at the Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing (1981). Finally Chi completed a Doctor of Technology in Technical Analytical Chemistry, Lund University, Sweden (1988).
Chi’s years of industry experience coupled with his qualifications and training make him a wealth of knowledge for NxGen. Chi’s previous experience working as an analytical chemist includes working for Technical Consultancy Services, Silliker Microtech, Parnell Laboratories, Soul Pattinson Laboratories, Stanford Consulting Laboratory and Pan Laboratories. Chi also has international experience working for Exchem Industries (UK) and Institute of Materia Medica (Beijing).
Chi also has a list of academic employment in Singapore, Italy, and Ireland where he wrote an extensive list of publications.
Ric Williams — Research & Development Manager
Ric was educated in Sydney obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Pure and Applied Chemistry from the University of New South Wales and a Diploma of Environmental Studies from Macquarie University.
Ric has 40 years experience in the industry after working for various companies, and was a Council Member of the Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists for a total of 14 years. He is currently on their Technical Committee for which he has served since 1985.
Ric is currently a committee member (formulation expert) on the Cosmetic Advisory Committee to the director of NICNAS (a division of the Federal Department of Health) and a technical advisor to Vogue magazine.
Ric Williams brings a world of therapeutic, veterinary and cosmeceutical chemistry knowledge to NxGen operations.
Stephanie Feheney — Development Analyst
Stephanie graduated in1996 from Kingston University (UK) with a BSc Hons in Chemistry.
She then worked in Germany for 2 years at Cynamid Forshung as a Process Development Chemist and with a Research company undertaking Method Validation and Development for a variety of pharmaceutical companies, gaining a wide range of experience in analytical methods and techniques.
Retuning to Ireland, Stephanie worked at Aventis as a QC chemist. She relocated to Australia 6 years ago and worked with Johnson and Johnson (formerly Pfizer Consumer Healthcare) as a QC Chemist until taking up a position at NxGen Pharmaceuticals.
Cathrine Dahlgren — Regulatory Affairs
Cathrine has a Master of Applied Science in Applied Chemistry and a Diploma of Business in Frontline Management and worked in the quality, research and regulatory environments of manufacturing industries for over 22 years.
Cathy is currently the director of CN Quality Consulting and also currently the Managing Director of Xena Technologies Pty Ltd. Both were established for the Pharmaceutical and Complementary Medicines industries to help achieve their business goals through outsourcing of analytical services to meet the regulatory environments globally.
The company CN Quality Consulting holds a cGMP licence to do release for supply.
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