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WEST CHESTER, Pa. (July 9, 2012) — Chiral Technologies, Inc., (CTI) announced that Jauh-Tzuoh (J.T.) Lee, Ph.D., has joined the company as Technology Manager. In this position, Dr. Lee will be responsible for planning and directing CTI’s technology activities and providing leadership in the development of new products.
Reporting to Joseph Barendt, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Lee also will act as CTI’s liaison within Daicel’s global technology network. Dr. Lee’s knowledge of chiral chromatography, specifically enantiorecognition mechanisms and screening methodologies, will serve to advance CTI’s technical expertise in the market.
“Dr. Lee’s years of experience in both the design and use of chiral stationary phases, as well as his in-depth knowledge of chromatography, are very positive additions to Chiral Technologies’ global initiative to innovate new chirality tool,” stated Dr. Barendt.
“Chiral Technologies is the leader in chiral chromatography, and I am very excited about joining the team,” Dr. Lee said.
Previously, Dr. Lee worked as a Methods Development Manager for Advanced Separation Technologies, Inc. (Astech). He joined Supelco/Sigma-Aldrich as a Principal Scientist when the company acquired Astech in 2007. Prior to that, Dr. Lee was a research associate and lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Missouri-Rolla. In addition, he has published in several industry books and journals.
Dr. Lee received a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Missouri-Rolla and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from National Taiwan University.
About Chiral Technologies Worldwide
Chiral Technologies Worldwide, the global leader in enantioselective chromatography, serves pharmaceutical and other life science industries and offers the largest portfolio of chiral stationary phases (CSPs) and analytical and preparative chiral columns for the separation of racemic mixtures into single enantiomers. The company also provides analytical method development and custom separation services. Chiral Technologies Worldwide serves the North American market through Chiral Technologies Inc. (West Chester, Pa.) and the European market through Chiral Technologies Europe SAS (Illkirch, France), both wholly owned subsidiaries of Daicel Corporation. Learn more at wwwchiraltech.com and www.chiral.fr.