Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Oliver Kayser: Oliver Kayser received his PhD at the Free University Berlin in 1997 following his fellowship at the University of Gainesville, Florida, whereupon he entered the pharmaceutical biotechnology industry. He is currently a lecturer at the Department of Pharmaceutics, Biopharmacy and Biotechnology at the FU Berlin, working on new biotech drugs from natural sources and on the development of drug delivery carriers based on nanosuspension and solid lipid nanoparticle enterprise technologies.

Rainer H. Muller: Professor Muller is Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Biotechnology & Quality Management at the Free University Berlin. His research focuses on solid lipid nanoparticles, nanosuspensions of poorly soluble drugs and drug targeting using the concept of “differential protein adsorption”. He obtained his PhD at Kiel University in 1983, and spent 4 years as visiting scientist at the Pharmacy Department, University of Nottingham, UK and 1 year at the Universite de Paris-Sud.

Lionel D Edwards. MB, BS, LRCP, MRCS, DipRCOG, FFPM, is Senior Director of Medical Affairs for Novartis USA, and President of Pharma Pro Plus Inc., a drug development consulting company. Dr. Edwards has been involved in all aspects of clinical trials for over 33 years on many different research drug and devices in 10 therapeutic areas. Dr. Edwards is a Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and an Adjunct Professor at Temple University Graduate School of Pharmacology. 

Anthony W Fox. BSc, MBBS, FFPM, FRCP, MD(Lond), DipPharmMedRCP, CBiol, FIBiol, FRSA is President of EBD Group, a consultancy with offices in San Diego and Munich. Tony is a liveryman guardant of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London.

Peter D Stonier. BA, BSc, PhD, MBChB, MRCPsych, FRCP, FRCPE, FFPM has 29 years experience in pharmaceutical medicine. Peter is Director of Education and Training of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK. He is Medical Director of Amdipharm Plc, and of Medical Resource Provider Axess Ltd, and Visiting Professor in pharmaceutical medicine at the University of Surrey, which under his direction introduced the first MSc degree in Pharmaceutical Medicine in 1993, which is now part of the Postgraduate Medical School of the University. His publications include edited works in human psychopharmacology, pharmaceutical medicine, clinical research, medical marketing, and careers in the pharmaceutical industry. 

Andrew J. Fletcher. MB, BChir, (Cantab), MS (Columbia), FFPM, DipPharmMedRCP, was formerly the Senior Assistant Editor of The Merck Manual, and is Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Health Care at Temple University School of Pharmacy. He teaches pharmaceutical medicine, bioethics, and medical and scientific writing at Temple University’s School of Pharmacy.