Matthew Woods
Manager West Services and Solutions, Extractables and Leachables, Particle
Matt Woods started with West in 2019 as the extractables supervisor after serving as both an analyst and a supervisor for a CRO for 13 years. Currently, Mr. Woods’ role is manager of the extractables and leachables group where he leads West’s team of 20 dedicated extractables and leachables scientists. Mr. Woods’ focus is partnering with internal and external customers to design and execute extractables and leachables studies to satisfy both the customer’s needs as well as regulatory expectations. Mr. Woods has extensive experience designing studies for a wide range of drug products and packaging systems including combination products and medical devices. Mr. Woods has a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from Lebanon Valley College.