Dr A Nokhodchi is serving at Medway School of Pharmacy, University of Kent, UK. He earlier served at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and King’s College London after obtaining his PhD on Pharmaceutical Technology at John Moores University, Liverpool. He has supervised over 90 MPharm project students and 8 PhD postgraduate students at several institutions in various fields of pharmaceutical technology. At the present he has 4 PhD students in his lab working on particle engineering, dissolution enhancement techniques and controlled release formulations. Email: nokhodchi@inventi.in

Prof. Rosario Pignatello is Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Catania (Italy). His research activity within the innovative pharmaceutical technology involve in particular: polymer micro- and nanoparticles, lipophilic prodrugs and conjugates, chemically engineered polymers, Liposomes, SLN.

Dr Rozangela Curi Pedrosa is Director of the Department of Innovation & Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil). She has developed research on issues: assessment of the biological activity of natural products and synthetic, ethnopharmacology, cancer and oxidative stress.

Dr Satomi Onoue is a faculty at Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics and Global Center of Excellence (COE) Program, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan. His current research interests include: (1) Development of peptide-based drug candidates for treatment of asthma/COPD, dry eye, and diabetes; (2) Design of dry powder inhalation system for pulmonary administration of peptides; and (3) Development of novel analytical tools for predicting drug-induced phototoxicity of pharmaceutical substances

Dr Ozgen Ozer , Professor at Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University (Turkey), is a Member of Turkish Cosmetology Scientists' Association (TÜKAD). Her area of interest includes Dermal/transdermal delivery, emulsions, gels, colloidal systems and stability studies pertaining to cosmeceuticals.

Dr Glen Stephen Patten is Team Leader, Nutritional Genomics, Adelaide SA, Australia. His current field of research includes: investigating the role of nutrition and in particular omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and plant bioactives in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases.

Dr Mahmoud Mostafa is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Alexandria University, Egypt. An alumnus of Oregon State University, he has earlier worked for – Cairo University, EI Du Pont Company, University of Riyad and Beirut Arab University. He has been consulting to – Alexendria Consuming Corp, Port Sa’eed Container Handling Corp and Damieta Container Handling Corp. (er)

Dr Yong Yan is Director of Research at School of Engineering and Digital Arts, University of Kent, UK. His research interest includes: On-line measurement of flow rate and size distribution of pulverized fuel; Advanced monitoring and characterization of combustion flames using digital image and signal processing techniques; Particle characterization of food grains using digital imaging & image processing techniques; and, Characterization and evaluation of fuel spray processes in internal combustion engines. He has been awarded more than 25 research grants with a total cash value of around £3.5million as a principle investigator since 1995. Dr Yang has in excess of 250 research papers including more than 20 papers in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. (esa)

Dr Najl Valeyev is a faculty member at the Center for Molecular Processing, University of Kent, UK. His research interest includes: In silico molecular modelling of pharmaceutically important signal transduction pathways that regulate intracellular processes involved in human diseases; and, Development of systems biology assisted disease treatments especially for the cases of complex diseases involving simultaneous interplay of a variety of factors. He has been awarded various grants, distinctions and fellowships. (ebe, enb)

Dr Bipin Nair is Dean, School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala, India and Co-ordinator Dept. of Science and Technology-TIFAC CORE in Biomedical Technology. He has earlier worked at: MS University, Baroda; School of Medicine, University of Tennennee, Memphis; Panlabs Inc, Bothell; and, MDS Pharma Services, Bothell. He is recipient of several awards and has published/ presented around 50 papers.

Dr SZ Kassab is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Arab Academy of Science & Technology, and Alexandria University, Egypt. He has earlier worked at Kuwait University and University of Manitoba (Canada). His area of interest includes: Experimental Fluid Mechanics; Lubrication; and, Energy, Environment and Pollution. He has supervised 5 Ph D and 13 graduate students and published nearly 100 papers. (ewe)

Dr JEN-FANG YU is Scientific Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery; Member, International Otolaryngology Committee PI, Taiouan Interdisciplinary Otolaryngology Lab; and, Assistant Prof at Graduate Institute of Medical Mechatronics, Chang Gung Univ, Taiwan. (ebe)

Dr Andre Carvalhal holds a Post-Doctorate in Finance from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Finance from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He has B.Sc. in Engineering from UFRJ and a BA in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). He is an Associate Professor of Finance at Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His research has been published in top international journals, such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Quantitative Finance, Corporate Governance, International Journal of Finance, International Journal of Business, International Review of Financial Analysis, Frontiers in Finance and Economics, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Emerging Markets Review, Journal of Emerging Markets, Journal of Corporate Ownership & Control, and Latin American Business Review. (bee)

Giovanni Leonardi holds a Degree in Civil Engineering (magna cum laude), and PhD in Transports Engineering, is Associated Professor with The Department of Transport (DIMET) of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Reggio Calabria. He is SIIV (Italian Society of Transport Infrastructures) and AIPCR (World Road Association) Member. He is author and co-author of many scientific papers relative to Environment impact assessment, road, railways and airport materials, quality of road materials issues, transport safety, studies of Environmental impact and processes of project optimization, railways knots, minor concrete constructions for road infrastructures, road maintenance and rehabilitation.