Membrane Technology Forum

Membrane Technology Forum

Chris Polster
Pre-Sales Solutions Consultant Food & Beverage, Siemens Industry Software

As a Pre-sales Solutions Consultant at Siemens gPROMS, Chris is responsible for ensuring clients are maximizing the potential of their mechanistic modeling software. His primary focus is on delivering training, troubleshooting and advising on applications, as well as leading consulting projects across various industries, including food, pharma, specialty chemicals, and mining over the past three years. Prior to joining Siemens, Chris spent 11 years at Eli Lilly and Company, where he held several roles, including Sr. Consultant Engineer and Assoc. Sr. Consultant Engineer. In these roles, he was responsible for developing expertise in synthetic peptide purification, API process development and commercialization, and drug product dissolution testing systems. His work at Eli Lilly provided the opportunity to interface with large multi-disciplinary teams, including organic chemists, and to develop new technologies for purification and innovations in physical property enablement for oral dosage forms.