Dr. Hamid Merchant
APS Advisory Board Member

Head of Department for Bioscience, University of East London

Hamid is the Head of Department for Bioscience at the University of East London. He is a pharmaceutical scientist with over 20 years’ experience in drug delivery and product development in industry and academia. Before joining UEL, Hamid worked for the University of Huddersfield (2013-2023), University College London (2011-2013), and Abbott Laboratories Ltd (2002-2007).

Hamid’s research focuses on novel formulation design, biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, and bioequivalence. He has a particular interest in drug delivery research at the interface of gastroenterology and publishes in various aspects of drug delivery to the gastrointestinal tract. He is also part of a wider collaborative project investigating substandard and falsified pharmaceuticals and novel analytical tools to trace their provenance.