Dr. Marc Kirchmeier obtained his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon. He has over 25 years of experience as a Lab Director within the Biopharmaceutical industry and training with various tools of process optimization (Six Sigma, LEAN). He specialized in formulation development and is an expert in drug delivery. He is qualified in ISO regulated environments and interactions with federal agencies (FDA). He has published over 20 peer reviewed scientific journal articles and one book chapter (Parenteral Medications). He served on the editorial advisory board of Drug Delivery magazine.

Marc currently works as the Lab Director of True Northwest Inc., a certified full-service cannabis laboratory in Washington State. He leads the lab’s effort to improve the quality of data acquisition while maintaining an awareness of environmental and health safety. He strives to influence the cannabis industry while mentoring a team of young scientists.