Background
Wong, Patrick Seck Lai was born in 1936 in Canton, China. Came to the United States, 1957.
Wong, Patrick Seck Lai was born in 1936 in Canton, China. Came to the United States, 1957.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Michigan, 1960. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1967.
Research chemist W.R. Grace, Clifton, New Jersey, 1962-1964. Research associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1973. Head transport process Alza Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1973-1979, principal scientist, 1981-1985, director product research, 1985-1987, senior director research, 1987-1991, executive director Research and Development, 1991-1994, vice president research, 1994—2002, vice president oral product Research and Development, advanced drug delivery, since 2002.
Member American Chemical Society, American Association Pharmaceutical Scientists, Controlled Release Society, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Married Helen Wong, 1941. Children: Julian, Francis, Alex.