Prof. Thomas Vetter,

Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Process Engineering

Memberships 

• SGVC
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Commissions 

• Secretary of the EFCE Working Party on Crystallization

Reviewer

Nature, Crystal Growth & Design, AIChE Journal, Chemical Engineering Science, Chemical Engineering Research & Design, Journal of Crystal Growth, Organic Process Research & Development, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, CrystEngComm, and Industrial Engineering & Chemistry Research.

Awards

• Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship (2016-2021)
• EFCE Excellence Award in Crystallization (2014)
• Lilly Innovation Fellowship Award (2012)

Prof. Dr. Thomas Vetter has been teaching and conducting research at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) since January 2026 as a Professor of Pharmaceutical Process Engineering. He leads a research group in the field of particle engineering, with a focus on crystallization, including crystal chemistry and isolation, as well as spray drying and freeze drying. In his work, process analytical technologies and mathematical modelling are applied at both the molecular and process engineering levels.

Before joining FHNW, he worked both in industry and in academic research and teaching. At the Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck A/S in Copenhagen, he was responsible for the research and patenting of crystal forms of new synthetic active pharmaceutical ingredients. In addition, he led the development, optimization, and scale-up of manufacturing processes (crystallization, solid-liquid separation, and drying) that meet the critical quality attributes of such solid forms.

Previously, he served as a professor at the University of Manchester, where he led a research group focusing on industrial and fundamental questions in particle technology and crystal chemistry.

Dr. Vetter completed his studies at ETH Zurich (BSc in Chemical Engineering, MSc in Chemical and Bioengineering, PhD in Process Engineering with a focus on the influence of additives and impurities on crystallization processes, Prof. Dr. Marco Mazzotti). This was followed by research stays at the University of California, Santa Barbara (Prof. Dr. Michael F. Doherty) and at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis.

Social Media

• ORCID
• Scopus
• Google scholar
• LinkedIn

Bachelor
Partikeltechnik I
Partikeltechnik II
Praktikum Partikeltechnik
Anlagenplanung und Anlagentechnik
Ausgewählte Managementmethoden

Master
Continuous Pharmaceutical Production
Pharmaceutical Production Facilities
Betreuung von Studierendenprojekten, Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten

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