Katie Anderson

Katie brings nearly two decades of editorial experience in business-to-business media. After earning her master’s degree in journalism, she began her career at the personal care R&D trade journal Cosmetics & Toiletries. There, she thrived on the constant flow of knowledge gained from interviewing chemists, regulatory experts, formulators and testing professionals in the field.

After nearly eight years with Cosmetics & Toiletries, Katie pursued her passion for skin physiology and ingredient science as Managing Editor of the professional esthetics brand Skin Inc. That same year, she also took on the role of Conference Director for Face and Body, where she developed and managed the event’s educational programming.

Following an acquisition, Katie was promoted to Editor-in-Chief of five professional media brands: Nailpro, Skin Inc., Beauty Launchpad, Medical Esthetics, and WellSpa 360.

Throughout her 19-year editorial career, Katie has held a variety of roles, but her passion has always been scientific editorial. She is the recipient of a bronze Folio Eddie Award for a single science article. She has frequently contributed her expertise as a guest speaker on industry podcasts, webcasts, conferences and video interviews. A lifelong learner, she enjoys the challenge of translating complex technical content into material that is both accurate and accessible.

Connect with Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieanderson121/

ARTICLES BY KATIE ANDERSON

Top 7 AI Lessons Learned
12/23/2025

As an icebreaker to start the panel, Teresa Minero from LifeBee asked each presenter to share their top recommendations and major issues to avoid with AI.
An AI Use Case in Pharma Process Optimization
12/18/2025

Recordati Ireland’s production coordinator Ross Fitzgerald took attendees through his team’s AI journey, from identifying the problem to using AI data analytics to find a solution.
It's Copy/Paste In Fleet Management Manufacturing
12/11/2025

Copy and paste may be frowned upon in most work tasks, but not in the case of “fleet management.” In the past few years, Roche and Novo Nordisk collaborated to introduce this concept of applying the copy/paste action to standardized, decentralized facilities.
Leveraging Historical Data to Accelerate Process Understanding
12/5/2025

At the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, I had the chance to sit in on a presentation by Philippe Cini, partner for A-Connect, who introduced his data-focused method of process understanding to recognize defects early, make process changes quickly and stay on schedule.
Høeg In, Pazdur Out At The FDA
12/4/2025

What an eventful week it has been at the FDA, with Richard Pazdur, M.D., resigning after weeks in his position as director of Center for Drug Research and Evaluation (CDER), and his vacancy being quickly filled by acting director Tracy Beth Høeg, M.D.
Fostering A Quality Software Culture
11/24/2025

Transforming the quality culture should include the adoption of software quality engineering (SQE), but what is it, and how can it impact the quality of your products and processes?
Is Charisma An API?
11/19/2025

After nearly 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Samir Shah, director of regulatory CMC for medical products and combination products at AstraZeneca, knows how beneficial charisma can be for the pharmaceutical professional. That’s why he presented the topic at the 2025 RAPS Convergence.
3 Ways To Deliver A Pharma 4.0 Facility
11/17/2025

O’Callaghan supplied three ways in which Sanofi brought its sites to the modern era, which were supported throughout the event’s presentations
Innovation, Growth (and Happiness) Projected for Pharma
11/10/2025

Not only is investment increasing in pharma, but innovation is propelling growth in multiple drug segments, and the people supporting this growth and innovation remain happy.
Shaping The Future Of GLP-1 Quality
11/4/2025

Three experts—Doug Bakan (CTO of Kailera), Hyung Heon Kim (CEO of MetaVia) and Deepa Nagpal (Founder of SygnifyQ)—joined us on Oct. 15, 2025, to explore this topic, find out the most common quality failures, learn what innovation is occurring and find out what business decisions can help support both quality and quantity.