Ruggero Bettini, Ph.D.

Present Position:

• Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Parma, Italy.

Career:

• 1997-2002 Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Parma, Italy.
• 1994-1997 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacy University of Parma, Parma Italy.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, October 1994: School of Pharmacy, University of Pavia and Parma, Italy.
• BS. in Pharmacy, July 1991: School of Pharmacy, University of Parma, Italy.

Research Experience:

• University of Parma, Italy, 1989-present
• Laboratoire de Pharmacie Galénique et Biopharmacie, University of Lille, France, 1990
• Visiting Scholar, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, USA 1993-94.

Awards:

• The Nagai Foundation Tokyo Scholarship 1996
• Fist Italian School on Supercritical Fluids Scholarship, 1998
• 1999 J. Heller Journal of Controlled Release/CRS outstanding paper Award.
• Eurand Award 2000. The Prize for Outstanding Research in Emerging Fields of Oral Drug Delivery.

• 2003- Consultant of Italian Ministry of Health, CUF.
• 2004- Director of Master course in "Pharmaceutical Thecnologies and Regulatory Activities", University of Parma.

Scientific and professional bodies:

• American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS);
• Association de Pharmacie Galénique Industrielle (APGI);
• Controlled Release Society (CRS);
• Asociazione Farmaceutici Industria (AFI);
• Controlled Release Society Italian Chapter;
• Italian Association of Thermal Analysis (AICAT);
• Italian Association of Scholar and Teachers of Pharmaceutical Technology (ADRITELF);
• International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)