Topp named to lead institute for advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing at Purdue

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —

Elizabeth Topp, professor in the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, will become the inaugural director of the William D. and Sherry L. Young Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals Institute in August. The Young Institute is a key component in the family of institutes and centers at Discovery Park District at Purdue, a mixed-use development of high-end manufacturing and research-driven partnerships with industry.

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