Natural Products Expo East 2015

John Atwater
Senior Director, Verification Programs
U.S. Pharmacopeia


John B. Atwater, Ph.D. has over twenty years of experience in analytical chemistry, quality assurance program development, and drug development project management. Dr. Atwater has been with USP for over 14 years and is currently the Senior Director of USP’s Verification Programs. Dr. Atwater helped develop and implement the most stringent national/international quality verification program for dietary supplements, dietary ingredients, drug substances and excipients. Dr. Atwater joined USP after serving as Director of the Natural Products Analytical Group at Hauser Technical Services, in Boulder, CO, where he worked with staff chemists to isolate (extract, fractionate, and purify) natural drug actives; and develop, validate, and perform analytical test procedures for natural products analyses. Dr. Atwater earned his B.A. in chemistry from the Colorado College, and his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Colorado State University. He is a regulatory affairs certified (RAC) professional and a member of the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS). He is a certified quality auditor (CQA) and a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

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