Cookeville, TENNESSEE — Curt Knutson recently joined the Aphena executive team as vice president of engineering. In his new role with Aphena, Knutson will be overseeing the engineering operations at both of Aphena's facilities, which are located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and Easton, Maryland.

Knutson comes to Aphena from Nanocopoeia LLC, where, as director of engineering and operations, he optimized the design and manufacturing of a novel electro nano spray technology. Prior to that, he was vice president of engineering for Anderson Brecon, Pharmaceutical Division, Rockford, Illinois. He has also worked as a product development consultant for CKI Consulting since 2014. Knutson earned his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis.

With extensive experience, Six Sigma certification and vast knowledge of pharmaceutical engineering services, Knutson is proficient in managing teams in complex designs and multiple processes, from blending to packaging.

"Knutson's years of experience with equipment knowledge will help Aphena move into new innovation markets for brand pharma companies and support our accelerated growth path," said Aphena CEO Shawn Reilley. "We're happy to have him on board."

Aphena Pharma Solutions is an industry-leading organization providing turnkey contract packaging and manufacturing solutions for the pharmaceutical, OTC and medical device markets. With two separate FDA-registered and DEA-licensed U.S. facilities, Aphena handles solid dose, liquids, gels, creams, ointments, foams, suspensions and lotions.

For more information about Aphena, visit www.AphenaPharma.com or call 1-866-465-4506.