Steven Ferguson

Steven Ferguson is an Associate Professor at the School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin. His academic journey includes a BE and PhD from UCD, followed by postdoctoral research at MIT and industry roles at Biogen. He leads research in advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing, flow synthesis, and nanotechnology. His roles include Theme Lead in Manufacturing at the SSPC SFI Centre and leadership in the EPSRC-SFI Transformative PharmaTech CDT.

Education:

• Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University College Dublin
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, University College Dublin

Research Interests:

• Continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing and crystallization
• Flow chemistry and oligonucleotide synthesis
• Drug formulation using ionic liquids
• Nanoparticle applications in biomedicine and circular economy
• Downstream biopharmaceutical processing

Grants & Collaborations:

• Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership with Pfizer (purification technologies)
• I-Form SFI Centre (advanced manufacturing projects)
• Leadership in SSPC Pharmaceutical Research Centre

Labs & Teams: A multidisciplinary team specializing in reactor design, process simulation, and formulation engineering, with vertical integration from fundamental research to industrial application.