{"id":5591,"date":"2022-10-31T21:46:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T21:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/?page_id=5591"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:34:40","slug":"josh-russell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ast-inc.com\/josh-russell\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Russell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5591\" class=\"elementor elementor-5591\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd37e7f biopharma-feature e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fd37e7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6178a749 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6178a749\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b9fd8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15b9fd8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nJosh Russell<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e3d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62e3d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VP of Technical Sales\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b493a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4b493a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joshdrussell\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Connect with Josh<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370fd016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"370fd016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh Russell has been leading the design and implementation of new, innovative technologies within the life sciences for over 20 years and has a passion for developing solutions that support and drive breakthroughs in patient-centered medicine. His extensive experience includes spearheading the design and development of adaptive robotic systems for aseptic processing, now widely used throughout the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After earning his bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from St. Martin\u2019s University, Josh designed complex industrial machinery and systems early in his career for a variety of industries, including aerospace, hygiene, and life sciences. He quickly grew a passion for developing solutions that address the emerging challenges brought on by the biopharma industry\u2019s shift toward more personalized patient-specific therapies.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his time with AST, Josh has advocated for intelligent, intuitive, and innovative solutions for safe, effective drug product manufacturing across the industry. 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