Shaukat Ali

Profile: An AAPS Fellow with over 30 years in Pharma industry including 12 years with Pharma/Biotech and 18 years with BASF Pharma solutions with expertise in lipid and small molecule syntheses and, drug discovery and formulations development- solid and liquid oral, parenteral, topical and transdermal drug delivery technologies; expertise include (a) solubilization by amorphous solid dispersion technologies (hot melt extrusion and spray drying), and surfactant/lipid based emulsifying systems (SEDDS/SMEDDS) (b) Quick dissolving films (c) gastroretentive dosages, fluid bed granulation and controlled release and taste masking coatings (d) lyophilization of parenteral formulations of poorly soluble drugs (e) lipid nanoparticles and liposome drug delivery of small molecules and plasmid DNA for gene therapy (f) regulatory and toxicology of excipients and drug substances (g) analytical method development and stability of dosages (h) process development and technology transfer for clinical manufacturing (i) product’s internal SOPs, monographs, specifications, CMC and regulatory (j) managerial and entrepreneurship skills complemented with good writing and communication abilities. Organizational/Editorial Board Members: Editor-in-chief Journal of Analytical & Pharmaceutical Research American Pharmaceutical Review Biopharma Asia UK Contract Pharma Drug Development and Delivery International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation Pharmaceutical Technology-Sourcing and Management USP Expert Committee member for the General Chapter-Physical Analysis (2010-2020) USP Expert Committee member for Excipient Test Methods (2020-2025) Recognition: IPEC Foundation's 2020 Henk de Jong Industrial research award for contributions in excipient and formulation technologies 2023 AAPS Fellow Publications: Over 60 scientific articles and inventor/co-inventor in 14 US patents. Academic: Assistant Professor, Chemistry, University of Bridgeport, Connecticut (1993-1994) Adjunct Visiting Faculty, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL