David A Wells Author

David A. Wells, PhD is founder and Principal Scientist, Sample Prep Solutions, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Wells is a researcher, author, consultant and pharmacist with a breadth of hands-on experience with the pharmaceutical product lifecycle from discovery support to post-marketing. His expertise has been developed in analytical chemistry, sample preparation, drug analysis, automation, medical information, medical writing, drug safety (pharmacovigilance), drug metabolism, toxicology/pharmacology, technical writing, product development and commercialization, technical service and academic teaching.Dr. Wells developed and supported Empore™ disk-based sample preparation products during an eight-year period while at 3M Company. He is a highly regarded author and educator, with a body of work that includes an authoritative reference book on drug sample preparation (High Throughput Bioanalytical Sample Preparation: Methods and Automation Strategies; Elsevier; 2003), 19 publications in scientific journals, and five book chapters.