Nanotechnology, the science of the very small, is rapidly evolving. It enables exciting improvements in many applications, and excipients are no exception! Pharmaceutical scientists, formulators, and excipient manufacturers have only just begun to explore the many ways for nanotechnology to improve drug delivery systems.
Even within the excipient/pharmaceutical industry, however, the principles and applications of nanotechnology are not necessarily familiar to stakeholders. Our expert presenters will bring you up to speed quickly on the basics of nanotechnology and its potential to, among other things, create new excipients and enhance existing ones.
The presenters will also discuss examples of nanoparticles which can enhance the efficiency of drugs as well as provide additional benefits offered for pharmaceutical development.
Presenter(s)
Raymond David, Ph.D., DABT
Dr. Raymond David has been a toxicologist for over 35 years, working in the chemical industry. He received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Louisville, after which he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology in Research Triangle Park. Dr. David worked at Microbiological Associates in Bethesda, Maryland, Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York, and BASF Corp in Florham Park, New Jersey. Dr. David has experience conducting inhalation, pulmonary, reproductive, and systemic toxicity studies. He led a team responsible for the safe use and handling of nanomaterials at Eastman Kodak Company, and was responsible for nanotechnology issues at BASF Corporation. He has now retired and is the Principal at David Tox, LLC, a Toxicology Consulting company.
Shaun F. Clancy, Ph.D.
Shaun Clancy is Director of Product Stewardship for Evonik Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Evonik Industries of Germany. His focus at Evonik is on management of chemicals; communication of their hazards, exposures and risks; and how information on these topics are used to support product stewardship and compliance with pertinent laws. Shaun is a chemist, did his undergraduate work at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York and performed his doctoral studies at Northwestern University.
He chairs the American Chemistry Council's Health, Product & Science Policy Committee and represents Evonik on the ACC Nanotechnology Panel. He also represents Evonik on the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates Chemical Risk Management Committee. Dr. Clancy is active in the International Organization for Standardization's Technical Committee 229 (ISO TC229) on Nanotechnologies, is the convener of Task Group 2 on Consumer & Societal Dimensions of Nanotechnology and is the US lead to Working Group 3 on Health, Safety and Environmental Aspects of Nanotechnologies. He participates in the Nanotechnology Committee of the Business & Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, is the industry lead to the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) Steering Group on Cooperation on Risk Assessment and Regulatory Programs and is also active in the Steering Group on Testing & Assessment.