Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Eric Karikari-Boateng
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2009–Present
Head, Laboratory Services Department
Food and Drugs Authority, (Ghana)
-Organisation of the Department to meet its responsibilities of evaluating the quality of samples
received in the Laboratory from clients (Drug Registration, Drug Inspectorate, Cosmetics and
Household Chemical, and Medical Devices Departments.
-Review and approval of all non compendial analytical methods for product testing.
-Oversight responsibility of testing and reporting of analytical Test Results.
-Organisation and supervision of Management Review Meetings of the Department.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
October 1989–May 1995
Master of Science. Pharmaceutical Science (MPharm)
Zaporozhe State Medical University, (Ukraina)
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacology and Toxicology)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Expertise
-Wet Chemistry and Instrumental Methods of analysis.
-Titrimetry, (aqueous and non aqueous) HPLC, HPLC-MS-MS, GC-MS, FT-IR UV/VIS
Spectrophotometry etc.
-Bio and Immunological Assay (PCR, ELISA, WESTERN BLOT, NORTHERN BLOT AND
SOUTHERN BLOT).
-Developing and validating of stability indicating analytical methods.
-Evaluation of the Chemistry Manufacturing and Control Sections of Pharmaceutical and Biological
Dossier.
-Evaluation and non-clinical data in accordance with ICH M3 (R2) and Module 4.
Publications
Projects
MSc. Thesis – Isolation, extraction and quantification of Babiturates from Mammalian Tissues at PH –
2.0.
-The United States Pharmacopeia – PQM/Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Quality Monitoring of
Antimalarial preparations on the Ghanaian Market. Rounds 1-4 (2008 – 2012).
-The United States Pharmacopeia – PQM/FDA Quality Monitoring of Analgesics on the Ghanaian
Market. Round 1(2012).
-The United States Pharmacopeia – PQM/FDA Quality Monitoring of Maternal Health Care products –
Uterotonics (Oxytocin and Ergometrine Maleate Preparation) on the Ghanaian Market – 2012.
-Food and Drugs Board/World Bank Quality Monitoring of Antibacterial Preparations (Amoxicillin, CoAmoxiclav and Ciprofloxacin) on the Ghanaian Market – (September 2008 – June 2009).
Memberships
-Certified member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana – June 1997 up to date. Registration
Number PA-1422.
-Member of the African Regulatory Forum for the Regulation of Vaccines and other Biologicals.
-Member – Ethical Review Committee of the Ghana Health Service (2009 up to date).
-External Consultant on Quality to the Pharmacy Board of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
Other Relevant Information
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-The World Health Organisation (WHO) Implementation Workshop. Characterization of Cell Banks for
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the production of Biological. 27 – 29 May 2013, Beijing, China.
-WHO Informal Consultation on Regulatory Risk Assessment in the case of Adventitious Agent
Funding in a Marketed Vaccine.30-31 May 2013, Beijing, China.
-63rd Expert Committee on Biologics including blood and blood products standardization, Geneva,
September 2012.
-Bioprocess International Workshop on Biologicals – Vienna Austria – 2010.
-Bioprocess International Workshop on Biologicals – 2005, Amsterdam, Holland.
-Training in HPLC, GC, LC-MS, Titrimetry and Pharmaceutical Microbiology CENQAM, North Western
University South Africa August – September 2001.
-IBC Analytical Method Validation of Pharmaceuticals in accordance with ICH Q2RI.
Requirements
: Assay
: Related Substances and Impurities
: residual solvents in Drug Substances
London – July 2003.
-Good Laboratory Practices UV, Dissolution and HPLC Workshop, Accra Ghana, October 18-28,
2004.
-WHO/FDA Ghana Workshop on the Stability Tastings of Pharmaceutical Product (Drug Substance
and Drug Products), Accra, Ghana – November 2009.
-Practical measurement of uncertainty organised by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation
Board/ACRASS 18TH – 20TH July 2011, Addis-Ababa – Ethiopia.
-USP/PQM Training Workshop, HPLC (Oxytocin-Ergometrine), Karl Fischer, Good Documentation
Practices, and Safety in the Laboratory Quality Management System, January 9 – 20, 2012.
-Have attended a lot of other conferences organised by
1.NOMCOL
(Network of Official Medicines Quality Control Laboratories
in Sub-Saharan Africa)
2.AVAREF – Africa Vaccine Regulatory Forum.
3.Pharmacy COUNCIL OF GHANA – Continuous Education
and several In House Trainings.
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