From Current to Future Trends in Pharmaceutical Technology

Dr. Natassa Pippa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Her research focuses on pharmaceutical technology, specifically the design and development of nanoparticles, such as liposomes, micelles, and hydrogels, for drug delivery and targeting. She completed her master's degree in "Industrial Pharmacy" in 2012 and her PhD thesis in 2015 at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Athens.Dr. Pippa has been awarded three scholarships for postdoctoral research in Greece and France. She has collaborated with the pharmaceutical industry in the development of drugs, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements.Costas Demetzos is Professor, Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Director in the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. His research focuses in the area of pharmaceutical nanotechnology. Maria Chountoulesi is a PhD Student at the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Her research interests in pharmaceutical nanotechnology include the design and development of drug delivery nanosystems; preparation of lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticles liposomes and mixed/chimeric nanosystems, and drug loading and release studies.

• 1. Fundamental of 3D printing of pharmaceuticals2. in silico, in situ, in vitro, and in vivo predictive methods for modeling formulation3. Impact of co-processing on fundamentl attributres of innovative pharmaceutical excipients4. Insights from molecular dynamics simultations for the design of lyophilized protein formulations5. 3D printing technologies for skin wound healing applications6. Artificial intelligence in drug discovery and clinical practice7. Drug development and formulation process8. Current update and challenges of implementing 1D printing technologies in pharmaceutical manufacturing9. Modified-release drug delivery systems with emphasos on oral dosage forms10. Additive manufacturing methods for pharmaceutical and medical applications11. Parameters affecting the APIs release profile from polymersomes