This event is co-organised by the team at the UCL School of Pharmacy, the British Herbal Medicine Association, and the focus group ‘Drugs from Natural Sources’ of the Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APSGB). The visit of Dr. St. Gafner is part-sponsored by Davines SpA, Parma. The event is part of the MSc in Clinical Pharmacy International Practice and Policy. It is co-badged by the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA).

Dr Stefan Gafner

“Fight the Fakes – Adulterated Herbal Medicines and Botanical Ingredients: Fifteen Years of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program”

Peter Bradley Lecture by Dr Stefan Gafner
American Botanical Council, Austin, TX 78723, USA

Stefan Gafner, PhD, is currently Chief Science Officer of the American Botanical Council, an independent, nonprofit research and education organisation. He is also Director of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program, a large-scale collaborative program to educate members of the herbal and dietary supplement industry about ingredient and product adulteration. Prior to working for ABC, Gafner served as a Director of Analytical Chemistry in the R&D department of natural personal care products company Tom’s of Maine.