Distinguished Scientists and Engineers
Appointment as a Baxter Distinguished Scientist or Engineer is the highest honor bestowed on our scientific and technical community, recognizing world-class science and technology achievements and excellence, which are key to effective product development, innovation and growth.
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Don Baker, Ph.D.
Distinguished Scientist
BioScience
Don Baker has applied his expertise in research and development, scientific affairs and quality assurance to the development and launch of a range of BioScience products in his more than 30-year career at Baxter. His expertise in regulatory strategies has contributed to many successful product submissions. He also has been a leader in post-market quality surveillance and ensuring the integrity of BioScience products against counterfeiters.
Noel Barrett, Ph.D.
Distinguished Scientist
BioScience
Noel Barrett has played a lead role in Baxter’s vaccines business since joining the company as part of the acquisition of Immuno AG in 1997. He led the re-formulation and licensure of Baxter’s FSME tick-borne encephalitis vaccine in Europe, and more recently the licensure of Baxter’s H5N1 influenza vaccine. He also helped develop viral-inactivation technologies for plasma products in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, when the risk of transmitting viral pathogens through such products was a life-threatening concern for patients.
Richard Brown, MS
Distinguished Engineer Emeritus
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During his 30-year career at Baxter, primarily in Baxter’s former Transfusion Therapies business, Richard Brown became a recognized leader in the field of blood collection and separation systems. He played a major role in the development of products that revolutionized healthcare by advancing automated autopheresis, making the process more efficient and resulting in better quality blood components. His 95 U.S. patents are more than any other researcher at Baxter.
Distinguished Engineer
Thomas Dudar, Ph.D.
Device Center of Excellence
In his 26-year career at Baxter, Tom Dudar has helped the company build and maintain a global leadership position in disposable intravenous (IV) products. In particular, he has been instrumental in the development of technologies that protect healthcare workers from needle-stick injuries and transmission of life-threatening blood-borne pathogens. Products for which he is responsible include InterLink, the world’s first “needleless” IV access system, and NeedleLock, one of the world’s first safety needles for IV therapy.
Leo Martis, Ph.D.
Distinguished Scientist
Renal
Leo Martis was involved in the development of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a home-based alternative to hemodialysis for people with end-stage renal disease. He subsequently played a major role in the development of Baxter’s leading line of specialty PD solutions. Before joining Baxter’s Renal business, he was involved in the development of a range of medication delivery products for Baxter, including parenteral nutrition solutions and inhalation anesthetics.
Barrett Rabinow, Ph.D.
Distinguished Scientist
Medication Delivery
Barrett Rabinow has made major contributions in drug delivery, nutrition and other areas of Baxter’s Medication Delivery business. He also established himself as a globally recognized leader in the field of nanotechnology, collaborating with academic thought leaders to develop novel therapeutic applications for nanosuspension dosage forms, and becoming a sought-after author and speaker in the areas of nanosuspension formulation, pharmacokinetics and drug targeting.
Hans Peter Schwarz, M.D.
Distinguished Scientist
BioScience
Virtually every one of Baxter’s industry-leading plasma-based therapies bears the imprint of Hans Peter Schwarz. His expertise in plasma fractionation, protein purification, viral inactivation and other scientific disciplines has resulted in safer and more effective therapies for hemophilia, immune disorders and other conditions. He also has contributed to product development in other areas of BioScience, including recombinant proteins, biosurgery products and vaccines.
Mookie Sternberg, Ph.D.
Distinguished Scientist
Technology Resources
Mookie Sternberg has spent his entire career – spanning more than 40 years – advancing the science behind separation and purification technologies. Separation and purification plays a major role in all of Baxter’s businesses. Thanks in large part to Dr. Sternberg, this area of science has become a “core technical competency” at Baxter and a key area of expertise that provides unique competitive advantages for Baxter in the development of new products.
Lecon Woo, Ph.D.
Distinguished Scientist Emeritus
Technology Resources
Lee Woo was the first person to be appointed a Baxter Distinguished Scientist. In his 24 years at Baxter, he was instrumental in the development of a range of new materials, processes and devices used in intravenous therapy and other areas of the business. As head of Baxter’s Material and Membrane Technology Center, he and his teams resolved numerous issues involving properties of new and existing materials that could affect Baxter’s products and the safety of patients.
