作者: Vivek P. Chavda

Vivek P. Chavda is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, L M College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India. He is BPharm and MPharm Gold medalist at Gujarat Technological University. Before joining academia, he served as an R & D scientist in the biologics industry for almost 8 years with many successful regulatory filings. He has more than 150 national and international publications, 25 book chapters, and one patent in the pipeline. His research interests include the development of biologics processes and medical device development, nano-diagnostics, and non-carrier formulations, long-acting parenteral formulations, and nano-vaccines. Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos is the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Partnerships at Victoria University, Australia. She received her Ph D majoring in immunology in 1995 from the University of Melbourne, and the Advanced Certificate in Protein Crystallography from Birkbeck College, University of London. In response to the Covid-19 global emergency, Vasso and her team in VU”s immunology and translational research focused their efforts on investigating and working on vaccines and drugs to treat the virus. Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos is a world-renowned researcher who has been recognized with over 100 awards for the outstanding results of her research. She has more than 450 international publications to her credit.