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Pharmaceutical Sciences; Solid Dosage Form Formulation & Process Development; Tablet Compaction Technology; Excipient Science; Pharmaceutical Expert Systems/AI

ID: 737899 New Jersey, USA

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Expert is a pharmaceutical scientist with more than four decades of experience in solid dosage form formulation, tablet compaction technology, and pharmaceutical process development. Expert holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology from a UK university and has held academic appointments at several universities across the United States, Turkey, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, including more than a decade as Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics and Director of a dedicated pharmaceutical compaction research laboratory at a major U.S. research university, where Expert helped pioneer computer-controlled compaction simulator technology in the United States.

For more than 25 years, Expert has led an independent pharmaceutical consulting firm, developing management tools, databases, and expert systems and providing consulting services to pharmaceutical, food, and equipment companies worldwide, as well as sustained consulting relationships with numerous law firms — predominantly in intellectual property and patent-related matters — reflecting Expert's recognized authority in solid dosage form science.

Expert has authored or co-authored approximately 66 publications, including a textbook on pharmaceutical powder compaction technology now in its second edition, and has delivered more than 225 professional presentations at international pharmaceutical science conferences and industry seminars. Expert has served on multiple journal editorial boards, organized dozens of professional symposia and training programs, founded and chaired multiple national professional society focus groups, and mentored more than 20 graduate and postgraduate research trainees over the course of Expert's career.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1984 Degree: PhD Subject: Pharmaceutical Technology Institution: De Montfort University, Leicester, England
Year: 1979 Degree: BSc Subject: Pharmacy Institution: Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: President Department: R&D
Responsibilities:
Founded and leads a pharmaceutical consulting company developing management tools, databases, and expert systems for, and providing expert consulting services to, the pharmaceutical industry worldwide.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2019 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Adjunct Prof. of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department: College of Pharmacy
Responsibilities:
Acting as a co-advisor on a PhD project.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2017 to 2020 Employer: Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, TRNC Title: Faculty member Department: Faculty of Pharmacy
Responsibilities:
Lecturing on Pharmaceutical Technology courses
Advising Doctor of Pharmacy student projects
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2008 to 2017 Employer: Near East University, Nicosia, TRNT Title: Faculty member Department: Faculty of Pharmacy
Responsibilities:
Lecturing on Pharmaceutical Technology courses
Advising MPhil and PhD students
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2004 to 2008 Employer: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA Title: Part-time faculty member Department: Department of Industrial Engineering
Responsibilities:
Lecturing on Pharmaceutical Engineering courses
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to 1997 Employer: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA Title: Faculty member Department: College of Pharmacy
Responsibilities:
Lecturing on pharmaceutics course
Advising MPhil and PhD students
Establishment of the second Compaction Simulator in the USA.
Acting as the director of Pharmaceutical Compaction Research Center & Information Center
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1986 to 1988 Employer: SmithKline & French, PA, USA Title: Post Doctoral Scientist Department: Pharmaeutical Tecnology
Responsibilities:
Establishment of the first Compaction Simulator in the USA.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1985 to 1985 Employer: Novartis (Formerly known as Sandoz) Istanbul, Turkey Title: Development Coordinator Department: R&D
Responsibilities:
Establishment of the R&D department
Troubleshooting of the problematic products
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1984 to 1985 Employer: Novartis (Formerly known as Sandoz), Basel, Switzerland Title: Trainee Department: R&D
Responsibilities:
Trained in R&D and manufacturing departments to lead the R&D activities in Turkey after the completion of training.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert has served as an expert witness in 26+ matters and serves as a consultant for several distinct law firms, particularly in intellectual property/patent litigation practices.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
• Founder, AAPS Expert Systems Focus Group (2001)
• Founder, AAPS Excipients Focus Group (2001)
• Chairperson, AAPS Expert Systems Focus Group (2001–2003)
• Chairperson, AAPS Excipients Focus Group (2003–2005)
• Chairperson, AAPS Process Development Focus Group (1995–1998)
• Steering Committee Member, AAPS Excipients Focus Group (2001–Present)
• Steering Committee Member, AAPS Process Development Focus Group (1998–Present)
• AAPS Program Committee Member (1996–1997); AAPS Short Course Committee Member (1997–2000)
• NJPhAST Program Committee Member (1996–1997, 2001); NJPhAST Program Committee Chair (1997–1998)
• AACP Delegate to the Council of Faculties, Rutgers College of Pharmacy
Licenses / Certifications
Pharmacy License, 1979
Awards / Recognition
• Faculty Academic Service Increment Program Award (awarded 3 times: 1991, 1993, 1994)
• "Who's Who in Science and Engineering" recognition (1995)
• Commission of Science & Technology of New Jersey Award (1996)
• Best Industrial Pharmacy Poster Prize, FIP Congress Istanbul (2009) — awarded to a research mentee under Expert's supervision
Publications and Patents Summary
Approximately 66 total publications, comprising: 1 authored textbook (multiple editions), 11 book chapters, 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, 1 non-refereed journal article, 1 book review, and 22 published research abstracts — covering topics including tablet compaction physics and instrumentation, compaction simulator technology, excipient functionality testing (including microcrystalline cellulose, maltodextrins, and magnesium stearate characterization), spray drying, multiparticulate/pellet and microsphere compaction, artificial intelligence/expert systems in pharmaceutical formulation and process development, and regulatory science topics (SUPAC, PAT, QbD).

Approximately 226 professional presentations, including invited plenary lectures and keynote addresses at major international pharmaceutical science conferences, invited industry/academic seminars at numerous pharmaceutical manufacturers, and contributed conference papers, spanning the same core subject areas noted above.

Served on 4 editorial advisory boards and as a peer reviewer for 11 scientific journals/publishers; organized or chaired more than 60 professional symposia, short courses, and industry training programs; supervised approximately 22 graduate, postgraduate, and post-doctoral research trainees (Master's, Ph.D., Pharm.D., and post-doctoral level).

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