Good Cascade Impactor Practices, AIM and EDA for Orally Inhaled Products (PDF)

as well as a Canadian Standard for Spacers and Holding Chambers (CAN/CSA Z264.1-02:2002). He is currently a Canadian delegate to ISO/TC121/SC2, involved with the ongoing development of a standard specifically for nebulizing systems (ISO 27427). In 2010, he was recently appointed to the Expert Committee: General Chapters - Dosage Forms of the United States Phamacopeial Convention for the 2010-2015 term, where he serves as vice chair of the Aerosols dosage form sub-committee.

His background is in physical chemistry. He is a Fellow of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry, a Chartered Scientist, a founder member of the UK-Irish Aerosol Society and a member of the Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung, American Association for Aerosol Research, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Journal of Aerosol Medicine. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Western Ontario.

Svetlana A. Lyapustina, Ph.D.

Svetlana Lyapustina, Ph.D. is a Senior Science Advisor in the Pharmaceutical Practice Group of the Washington, D.C. office of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. As a member of that multi-disciplinary team, Dr. Lyapustina has served as Science Advisor and Secretariat for several industry consortia, including the International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium on Regulation and Science (IPAC-RS), the International Consortium for Innovation and Quality in Pharmaceutical Development (IQ), an International Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Consortium Rx-360, Alliance for Biosecurity, Nanomedicines Alliance, and Allotrope Foundation. She was an active member of the Product Quality Research Institute (PQRI), of a Project Team of the United States Pharmacopeia, and a US National Expert in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Dr. Lyapustina counsels clients on a wide range of topics related to drug and device product development, pharmaceutical manufacturing, regulatory compliance, quality control, bioequivalence requirements, intellectual property and other issues. Her educational background is in physical chemistry and biophysics. She has authored or co-authored numerous articles on regulatory and scientific topics in drug product development from the US, European and international perspectives, as well as articles and presentations about the process and value of cross-industry collaborations.