Provides a comprehensive review of all types of medical therapeutic delivery solutions from traditional pharmaceutical therapy development to innovative medical device therapy treatment to the recent advances in cellular and stem cell therapy development • Provides information to potentially allow future development of treatments with greater therapeutic potential and creativity • Includes associated regulatory requirements for the development of these therapies • Provides a comprehensive developmental overview on therapeutic delivery solutions • Provides overview information for both the general reader as well as more detailed references for professionals and specialists in the field
About the Author
Chung Chow Chan is currently with CCC Consulting/Covar Inc and provides services for analytical method development and validation, pre-formulation, formulation development, and CMC strategy building. He was Senior Director with Azopharma and had managed the drug developments programs for Phase 1 Express projects and analytical development laboratory.
Kwok Chow was the Senior Director of Global PDS Technology and Alliances at Patheon Inc. with the responsibility of developing/introducing new technologies, establishing strategic technical alliances and providing scientific input in the pharmaceutical development of challenging molecules. Currently he is the Director of Covar Inc. responsible for pharmaceutical consulting and formulation development services.
Bill McKay has over 30 years of product development experience in the Orthopaedic device business developing orthopaedic implants and combination drug/device products. He is currently Vice President of Biologics Research and Development at Medtronic Spinal and Biologics where he has developed and launched several unique bone grafting technologies and is developing novel locally delivered pain therapies. He has more than 100 patents and applications.
Michelle Fung is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, at the University of British Columbia.