Hibreniguss (Hibre) Terefe

Hibreniguss (Hibre) Terefe, PhD, is Director of Product Development and Site Head of R&D at Ardena Somerset. He leads integrated preformulation, formulation R&D, and analytical R&D teams supporting drug product development programs from early-stage enabling technologies through Phase III and commercial launch.

Hibre brings more than 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in oral drug delivery systems and drug product development. His expertise includes hot melt extrusion, solubility enhancement, amorphous solid dispersions, modified release technologies, pediatric formulations, and abuse deterrent platforms. Throughout his career, he has combined scientific expertise with strategic and organizational leadership to support efficient and milestone-driven development programs. He is also recognized as an industry thought leader in oral drug product development and CMC strategy, with more than 15 publications across industry and scientific journals, contributions to the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Granulation Technology, and involvement as co-inventor on 10 patents and patent applications related to drug delivery technologies.

Hibre obtained his pharmacy degree and earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, with an emphasis in Analytical Chemistry, from Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany. He also served as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley.

María Jesús Martín

María Jesús Martín is Senior Scientist and Group Leader in the Solid-State Department at Ardena Oss. She combines scientific expertise in solid-state science with project management experience across pharmaceutical development environments.

Before joining Ardena in 2022, María Jesús began her career in solid-state science at Pharmorphix in Cambridge and later moved into project management roles within the pharmaceutical industry. At Ardena, she combines her scientific and project management background to support Solid-State Department activities and customer projects.

María Jesús studied Chemistry in Zaragoza, Spain, and completed her MChem studies in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.