HANS LEUENBERGER, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutical Technology
University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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EDUCATION
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1971 |
Doctor of Philosophy (Nuclear Physics) |
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1967 |
Diploma in Experimental Physics |
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1962 |
Matura Type B (Latin, English, Mathematics) Realgymnasium, Basel |
SABBATICAL AND OTHER EXPERIENCE
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1980 |
Section Head, Pharmaceutical Research and Development |
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1979 |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (worked with Prof. W. I. Higuchi, Prof. N. F. Ho and Dr. E. W. Hiestand) |
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1973 |
University of Hamburg, Germany (worked with Prof. H. Sucker) |
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENC
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2017 - Present |
Adjunct Professor |
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2007 - Present |
Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutical Technology |
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Nov. 2007 |
Founding Director of the Center for Innovation in Computer-aided Pharmaceutics (CINCAP llc.) in association with Dr. Maxim Puchkov; (www.cincap.ch) |
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Nov. 2006 - |
Founder and CEO of the Institute for Innovation in Industrial Pharmacy, Ifiip llc., (Consulting Company, see www.ifiip.ch). |
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1982 - 2006 |
Professor and Director |
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1995 - 2004 |
Professor and Chair |
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1994 - 95 |
Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Basel, Basel |
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1988-1993 |
Member of the Export Group 12 (Pharmaceutical Technology) of the European Pharmaceutical Commission, Strasbourg, France |
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1980 - 1982 |
Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology |
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1973-1982 |
Group Leader, Pharmaceutical Research & Development |
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1971-1973 |
Section Head, Preformulation and Analytical Research & Development |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
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2017 - Present |
Member, American Association for the advancement of Science (AAAS) |
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2017 - Present |
Member of the European Union Academy of Sciences (EUAS) |
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2006 -2011 |
President |
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2001 |
Member, Board of Directors of CAETS (International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences) |
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1999 - 2001 |
Member, Scientific Council of CASS (Conseil des Académies Scientifiques Suisses) [today = Board of Directors of Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Academies_of_Arts_and_Sciences)] |
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1993 - 2001 |
Vice President, Swiss Academy of Engineering Science |
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1993 - 1999 |
Member of the Board of CASS (Conseil des Académies Scientifiques Suisses) as Vice President of SATW. |
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1993 - 1997 |
Member, Peer Review Committees ETH, Zurich (1993), University of Groningen, Netherlands (1997) and Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands (1997) |
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1992 - 1996 |
President, Scientific Council of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Science and Founder of Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) Lateral Think Tank |
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1987 - Present |
Member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) |
PROFESSIONAL HONORS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS (major ones only)
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2011 |
Fellow of the Swiss Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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2008 |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (Honoris causa) awarded by Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (MUCTR), Moscow, Russia |
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2007 |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutics (Honoris causa) awarded by Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand |
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2007 |
Honorary Member, Society of Pharmacists of the Canton of Basel-City (BAV, Baselstädtischer Apothekerverband) |
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2007 |
Honorary President, Cátedra Iberoamericana-Suiza de Desarrollo de Medicamentos, CISDEM, University of Seville, Spain (CISDEM organizes every year a Forum on the advancements of Pharmaceutical Technology in conjunction mostly with a major congress in one of the currently 16 member states of South-Middle Americas, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland.) |
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2006 |
Recipient of “50th Anniversary Award of the Society of Powder Technology of Japan (SPTJ)” for distinguished achievements and outstanding contributions to promote the international cooperation in powder technology |
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2006 |
Recipient of “European Pharmacopoeia – Council of Europe Medal” in recognition of achievements in Pharmaceutical Technology |
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2005 |
Honorary Director, Russian Swiss Science and Education Center for Pharmaceutical and Biological Technologies at the Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia |
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2005 |
Recipient of Certificate of Agglomeration Award in Recognition of the Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Agglomeration Sciences awarded by International Symposium on Agglomeration, Bangkok, Thailand (March 16-18) |
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2004 |
Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service awarded by The International Council of Academics of Engineering and Technological Sciences Inc., Washington DC (www.caets.org) |
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2001 - 2006 |
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Grand École des Mines, Albi, France (www.enstimac.fr). |
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2001 |
Recipient of Award of Particulate Preparations and Design of the Society of Powder Technology of Japan, Kyoto, Japan |
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2001 - Present |
Honorary member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) |
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2000 |
Recipient of IPS Medal from Industrial Pharmacy Section of FIP (Féderation International Pharmaceutique) |
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1998 - Present |
Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Spain. |
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1998 - Present |
International Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering Sciences. |
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1997 |
Recipient of Jörg Bider Medal of the Swiss Society of Pharmacists (SAV) |
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1994 |
Recipient of Innovation Award for New Process Technologies of the Governments Basel-City and Basel-Country. |
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1994 - Present |
Honorary Member of the Swiss Society of Industrial Pharmacists ([GSIA) |
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1993 |
Recipient of AAPS Research Achievement Award in Pharmaceutical Technologies by American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) |
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1993 |
Member, Expert Group 12 between 1988-93: the “European Pharmacopoeia - Council of Europe Medal”. |
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1990 |
Fellow, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) |
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1989 |
Recipient of University of Helsinki Medal |
MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutical Research
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Major thesis supervisor of 133 Ph.D. students between 1982 and 2006 who are employed in the pharmaceutical industry and academia.
Also provided research guidance to Ph.D. students from international universities, such as University of Seville (Spain), Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia; Mahidol University (Bangkok), etc.
PUBLICATIONS
Authored and co-authored more than 240 original research articles, review articles and book chapters.
Recent publications (2016-2018):
| 1. | H. Leuenberger and M. Leuenberger ”Impact of the Digital Revolution on the Future of Formulation Science”, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 87, 100-111 (2016) The above paper (invited paper) is republished in English & in Japanese in Pharm. Tech. Japan 33, 2017, p. 33-38; p. 55-64. |
| 2. | D. Maneerojpakdee, A. Mitrevej, N. Sinchaipanid, J. Nowak, H. Leuenberger ”An Attempt to Adopt the Workflow of the Automotive and Aircraft Industry for the Design of Drug Delivery Vehicles”, Pharm.Tech. (Japan) 33, 2017, 145- 156 (Article published in English as well as in Japanese.) |
| 3. | K. Saeting, G. Kimura, A. Mitrevej, N. Sinchaipanid and H. Leuenberger ”A systematic pharmaceutical technology drug-excipient screening program for pre-formulation studies” Pharm.Tech. (Japan) 34, 2018, p.61-66 (Article published in English as well as in Japanese). |
PATENTS
Inventor or co-inventor of 12 U.S. or international patents.
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