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Sarfaraz K. Niazi
سرفراز خان نیازی
Sarfaraz_K._Niazi
Sarfaraz K. Niazi
Born (1949-07-10) 10 July 1949 (age 75)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityUnited States,
Alma materUniversity of Illinois, Washington State University, and Karachi University.
Known forBiopharmaceuticals
Biosimilars
MRNA vaccine
Ghazals
Ghalib
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz (2012)
Inductee, Chicago Hall of Entrepreneurs (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsPharmaceutical sciences
Biopharmaceuticals
Recombinant manufacturing
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
Aga Khan University Hospital
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
University of Houston College of Pharmacy

Sarfaraz Khan Niazi (Urdu: سرفراز خان نیازی) was born in Lucknow, India in 1949; he migrated to Karachi, Pakistan in 1962, and to the United States in 1970. He is an expert in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and has worked in academia, industry, and as an entrepreneur. He has written books in pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, consumer healthcare, and poetry. He has translated ghazals (love poems) of the Urdu poet Ghalib.[1]

Personal life

Niazi was born on 10 July 1949 in Lucknow in India, and moved to Karachi with his parents in 1962.[2] His father was Niaz Fatehpuri, a scholar of religion and literature in Pakistan and India.[3]

Education

Niazi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Karachi in 1969. In 1970, he moved to the United States, where he obtained his Master of Science degree in pharmaceutical sciences in 1971 from Washington State University in Pullman, WA, and then moved to Illinois. In 1974, he obtained his doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago.[2]

Employment

From 1972 to 1988, he taught at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago,[4] and continues to serve as Adjunct Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences. From 1988 to 1996, he worked for Abbott Laboratories as its director of technical affairs;[4] at the same time, he was a professor of pharmacology at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi.[4] In 1997, he established his own consulting business, known as Pharmaceutical Scientist, Inc.[5][4] In 2003, he founded Therapeutic Proteins, Inc. to develop biosimilar versions of biopharmaceuticals, such as filgrastim, erythropoietin, interferon, Pegfilgrastim, adalimumab, and other monoclonal antibodies. In March 2012, this company became Therapeutic Proteins International, LLC. The company has proprietary single-use bioreactor systems.[6][7] In November 2016, the company changed its name to Adello Biologics.;[8] in January 2019, Adello Biologics assets were purchased by Kashiv Bioscience.[9] In 2018, Niazi went on to establish another start up in biopharmaceuticals called Karyo Biologics.[10][11]

Honorary teaching

Since 2012, he has served as an adjunct professor at the College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, and since 2004 he has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. In 2007, he was named as an adjunct professor at the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry at the University of Karachi. Additionally, since 2013 he has been an NUST Visiting Professor at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad, Pakistan.[9]

Poetry

In 2002, Niazi published the first complete translation[12] of the ghazals of Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known as "Ghalib"[13] and another in 2009.[14] Niazi hosts a show on Voice of America every Sunday, where he recites ghazals.[15]

Research

Niazi has published over 100 research articles,[16][17] and is the creator of a variable volume distribution model to study the safety and efficacy of drugs.[18][19]

Biosimilars

Niazi has shared his knowledge in several publications in the field of biosimilars.[20] He has published multiple books [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]on the subject and peer-reviewed research papers [27] [28] [29] [30][31][32]that advise developers on how to secure a faster approval of biosimilars by the FDA and EMA and suggest changes to harmonize approval guidelines. He has also introduced the concept of biosimilar mRNA vaccines.[33][34] He has also created biosimilar whiskies[35]

Politics

Niazi has recently challenged the Biosimilars Council,[36] disreputing the Congressional Bill intended to reduce the cost of drugs to Medicare patients as a price control measure that will hurt the industry. In a line-by-line analysis in a peer-reviewed journal, Niazi stated that these oppositions are merely political as all Republicans opposed the Bill. [37] Niazi convinced the US Senators to forbid the FDA from approving interchangeable biosimilars, a unique category that creates doubt about the safety and efficacy of biosimilars. [38]

FDA/WHO

Niazi has challenged FDA guidance through three Citizen Petitions[39][40][41] that urge the FDA to rationalize testing to allow faster entry of generic drugs and biosimilars to the market. In response to Niazi's Citizen Petition, the FDA withdrew pivotal guidance for approving biosimilars.[42] Niazi has also challenged the World Health Organization's[43] guidance on approving biosimilars as weak on science leading to the possibility of the use of unsafe biological drugs in developing countries.[44]He has suggested harmonizing the guidelines for approval of biosimilars removing the animal and phase 3 studies that will significantly reduce the cost of biosimilars.[45]

Animal Rights

Niazi has strongly opposed animal testing of biosimilars in the prestigious Science magazine;[46] he has also referred to the new FDA perspective that even new biological drugs need not be tested in animals, all because animals do not have the receptors for the biological drugs to bind and thus show pharmacology or toxicology.[47][48]

Inventions

Niazi owns 177 patents[49] in the field of bioprocessing, digital technology, new drugs, new dosage forms, and herbal medicines. Niazi is also a patent law practitioner.[50]

Awards

On 14 August 2012, the Government of Pakistan announced that President Asif Ali Zardari would be awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in Engineering Science to Sarfaraz.[51] In March 2015, he received the Alum of the Year Award from the University of Illinois.[52] In September 2015, he was inducted into the Chicago Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.[53][54]

Textbooks and professional handbooks

Niazi has published dozens of books;[55] His textbooks are generally made available royalty-free in the developing world.[56]

  • Handbook of Biogeneric Therapeutic Proteins: Regulatory, Manufacturing, Testing, and Patent Issues. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC, 2002. ISBN 9780849329913.
  • Textbook of Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics. Bsp, India. 2010. ISBN 9789381075043.
  • Handbook of Bioequivalence Testing. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC, 2014. ISBN 978-1482226379.
  • Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biologics: From Cell Line to Commercial Launch, Two Volume Set 1st Edition. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC, CRC, 2015. ISBN 978-1482298918.
  • Fundamentals of Bioprocess Engineering. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC, FL. 2015 ISBN 978-1466585737
  • Love Sonnets of Ghalib. Rupa Publications, New Delhi, India, 2017. ISBN 978-8129148520.
  • Biosimilarlity—The FDA Perspective. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC, 2018. ISBN 978-1498750394.
  • Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations Volumes 1–6. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC, 2019. ISBN 978-1138103924.
  • Handbook of Preformulation: Drugs, Botanicals, and Biological Pharmaceutical Products. Second edition. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC, 2019. ISBN 978-0367705640.
  • Future of Pharmaceuticals. A Nonlinear Analysis. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC, 2022. ISBN 978-1138297555.
  • mRNA Therapeutics--A Fast to Market Strategy. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. ISBN 9781032163444
  • Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Volume 1 Regulatory processes. Professor Sarfaraz K. Niazi, Sunitha Lokesh. Bristol, UK 2021. ISBN 978-0750331739.
  • Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Volume 2 Unit Operations. Professor Sarfaraz K. Niazi, Sunitha Lokesh. Bristol, UK 2021. ISBN 978-0750331777.
  • Wine of Love, Persian Ghazals of Ghalib, Translations, and Explications by Sarfaraz Niazi and Maryam Tawoosi[57] Ghalib Academy of America ISBN 978-0-9714746-2-8.

References

  1. ^ "About the Ghazals - A Desertful of Roses". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Express News, Pakistan. 2 Oct 2014 ڈاکٹر سرفراز خان نیازی ؛ دنیائے طب میں انقلاب لانے والے پاکستانی سائنس دان English version via Google translate
  3. ^ Sarfaraz K. Niazi. Love Sonnets of Ghalib. Rupa & Co. (10 January 2009) ISBN 978-8171675968, see back flap.
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  6. ^ "Medicine or food? Both, is this startup's mission". Crain's Chicago Business. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ^ Kate MacArthur, 17 June 2014, Q&A: How an inventor's trying to cut the cost of making biological drugs, Chicago Tribune
  8. ^ LLC, Adello Biologics. "Therapeutic Proteins International Renames Company to Adello Biologics, LLC; Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Piscataway, New Jersey". Prnewswire.com.
  9. ^ a b "Kashiv Pharma Acquires Adello Biologics and Becomes Kashiv BioSciences". Businesswire.com. 3 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Karyo Biologics, LLC". Karyo Biologics, LLC.
  11. ^ "Sarfaraz K. Niazi • BioTech Pharma Summit: Conference Series". Biotechpharmasummit.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Love Sonnets of Ghalib". Goodreads.com.
  13. ^ Gulzar for India Today. 25 February 2002 Ghalib in love. Book review: Love Sonnets of Ghalib, translated by Sarfaraz K. Niazi
  14. ^ Jamaluddin Aali, quoted in Sarfaraz K. Niazi. Wine of Passion. Lahore, Pakistan: Ferozsons Publishing, 2009
  15. ^ Nicole Fisher for Forbes. 30 August 2014 The Most Interesting Man Revolutionizing The Health World
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  20. ^ "Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD | Center for Biosimilars®".
  21. ^ "Biosimilars and Interchangeable Biologics: Tactical Elements".
  22. ^ "Fundamentals of Modern Bioprocessing".
  23. ^ "Biosimilarity: The FDA Perspective".
  24. ^ "Handbook of Biogeneric Therapeutic Proteins: Regulatory, Manufacturing, Testing, and Patent Issues".
  25. ^ "Biosimilars and Interchangeable Biologics: Strategic Elements".
  26. ^ "The Future of Pharmaceuticals: A Nonlinear Analysis".
  27. ^ Niazi, S. K. (2019). "Comment on "The End of Phase 3 Clinical Trials in Biosimilars Development?"". BioDrugs. 33 (1): 121–123. doi:10.1007/s40259-018-0330-1. PMID 30604391. S2CID 57426983.
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  29. ^ Niazi, Sarfaraz K. (2022). "Biosimilars: A futuristic fast-to-market advice to developers". Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 22 (2): 149–155. doi:10.1080/14712598.2022.2020241. PMID 34913776. S2CID 245219573.
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  31. ^ Niazi, Sarfaraz K. (2022). "No two classes of biosimilars: Urgent advice to the US Congress and the FDA". Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 47 (9): 1352–1361. doi:10.1111/jcpt.13743. PMID 35869625. S2CID 250990026.
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  34. ^ "Biosimilar mRNA Vaccines, Part 2: Fast-to-Market Approach!".
  35. ^ "Column: CFB Board Member Creates "Biosimilar" Whiskey".
  36. ^ 978-0-9714746-2-8
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  44. ^ "WHO Biosimilar Guidance Is Based on Weak Science". The Center For Biosimilars. Retrieved 5 March 2022..
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