Pharmaceutical industry 4.0: Future, Challenges & Application (ePub)

Dr. Shivkanya Fuloria is presently working as an Associate Professor at Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Malaysia, with extensive experience of 18 years in research and academics. She completed her D.Pharm. in 1998 (Maharashtra, India), B.Pharm. in 2001 (Amravati University, India), M.Pharm. in 2003 (Nagpur University, India), and Ph.D. in 2011 (Amravati University, India). So far, she has supervised 7 Postgraduate and 20 undergraduate research scholars, and is currently supervising 5 Ph.D. scholars. She has published 89 research and review articles, 4 books, 3 MOOC, and 2 patents (Australia). For her research Dr. Shivkanya has received 7 national and international grants. Dr. Shivkanya is a member of various professional bodies like Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, IPGA, APTI, and NMR Society of India. Apart from her work in academics and research she has received various awards such as a Best Presentation Award 2017 (at 19th International Conference on Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Singapore), and an Appreciation Award 2017 (at Teachers Award Ceremony of Kedah State Malaysia, at AIMST University, Malaysia).

Dhanalekshmi Unnikrishnan Meenakshi holds a doctorate in Pharmacology (specialization in nanomedicine) from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - CLRI, India. She worked as a Scientist in the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - NEIST, India, and was involved in the government-funded projects for the North East Exploration of Pharmaceuticals from natural sources. She has over 10 years of research and teaching experience with leading national and international organizations. She has worked on an array of projects relating to cancer and gene therapy, nanotechnology, and pharmacology. Her research areas are preclinical and clinical trials, mechanism of intoxication, etc. She uses state-of-the-art technology, for systematic evaluation of the efficiency of novel polymeric nanoparticles encapsulated with biologically active agents. Currently, she is a faculty member in the College of Pharmacy, National University of Science and Technology, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. She has published extensively in nanomedicine, drug delivery, and formulation technology in peer-reviewed reputed journals and books. She has various awards and fellowships for her excellent contributions in her respective fields.