Dr. Mike Lee

Dr. Lee is President of Milestone Development Services. He has actively participated in the growth of new technologies and their integration into drug development. He is currently involved with consulting, workshops, and symposia to connect industry needs with innovative technologies and solutions.

Dr. Lee has extensive experience with pharmaceutical analysis and drug development. He has pioneered the application of LC/MS in different phases of drug development for research in biomolecules, natural products, drug metabolites, impurities, and degradants.

Dr. Lee is a founder of the Symposium on Chemical and Pharmaceutical Structure Analysis (CPSA). This unique event highlights industry-related applications and features sessions promoting interaction and discussion. Industry scientists and professionals focus on needs, issues, and analytical performance benchmarks necessary for accelerated drug development.

Prior to founding Milestone Development Services, Dr. Lee was with Bristol-Myers Squibb from 1987-1998. As Director of Analytical Research and Development, Dr. Lee was responsible for departments in several research facilities providing MS, NMR, IR, HPLC, CE, and physical chemistry support. Under his direction, novel analytical strategies for preclinical development facilitated the shortening of IND development from two years to six months. He led interdisciplinary teams responsible for rapid analysis of discovery leads and preclinical drug candidates that contributed to the Food & Drug Administration approval of Buspar^®, and Serzone^®, and the accelerated development and approval of TAXOL^®.

Dr. Lee has published over 35 research papers and book chapters about the analysis of drugs and related compounds. A review article entitled LC/MS Applications in Drug Development is his most recent publication (Mass Spectrom. Rev. 18, 187-279, 1999).

Dr. Lee has served as chairperson of the Connecticut Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group and is a member of AAPS, ASMS, and ACS. He is currently an executive member of the Delaware Valley Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group.

Dr. Lee received his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Maryland and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Florida under the direction of Professor Richard A. Yost.

Contact Dr. Lee at info@milestonedevelopment.com