Paolo Colombo, Ph.D.

Paolo Colombo is Professor and Head of the Pharmaceutical Department at the University of Parma, Italy. He received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of Pavia in 1968 and following a Fellowship, joined the Faculty of Pharmacy at Pavia in 1971. In 1986 he joined the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Parma. He has published 162 papers in the scientific literature and has filed 30 patents on pharmaceutical products. Professor Colombo is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Colorcon Award (1991), AAPS Fellow (1996), Outstanding Paper in J. Controlled Release (1999) and was an invited Professor at University Paris-Sud (2001). He serves on numerous editorial boards including European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Journal Controlled Release, Pharmaceutical Research, Pharmaceutical Technology and STP Pharma Sciences. Professor Colombo is a member of FIP, EUFEPS, AAPS and APGI.