Meet The Scientist — Sam Chia

Director, Aseptic Operations and Aseptic Plant Manager

Despite his title, Sam Chia passionately states that his role is most importantly about people—the professionals he works with at Pii and the patients who rely on the drug therapies they develop and manufacture.

Pii’s Maryland-based contract development and manufacturing campus is a long way from Sam’s native home in Cameroon, a journey that took him to England studying biochemistry at Paddington College in 1985, to France, and then to the United States.

In his role at Pii, Sam is responsible for the sterile injectables facility that includes four manufacturing suites, which also houses key research and development, quality control, microbiology, and engineering support.