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PharmSci 2026 Speakers and Session Chairs

We bring together academic and industry experts and thought leaders to share their knowledge and expertise. Our speakers are carefully selected to provide attendees with the most valuable and relevant information.

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Asare-Addo, Dr Kofi

Plenary and Award Speakers

Dr Kofi Asare-Addo

Dr Kofi Asare-Addo, Reader in Pharmaceutics, Admissions Tutor for Pharmacy (MPharm), University of Huddersfield, UK and APS Chair 2026/2027

Kofi became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2014. His research area includes UV Imaging in pharmaceuticals, particle engineering, drug-clay complexations for oral controlled release formulation applications and solubility enhancements (solid dispersions, salts and cocrystals). His work has been presented both nationally and internationally at various pharmaceutical science conferences. Kofi successfully collaborates with other universities and several pharmaceutical industries.

Parallel Science Session Chairs and Speakers

Dr Sara Cordeiro

Dr Sara Cordeiro, Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics, MPharm Director, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK

Sara Cordeiro is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics, MPharm Director, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK. Following a PharmD from the University of Porto (Portugal) and a PhD in Drug Research and Development from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), she worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast (Belfast, UK). Throughout these years, Sara has developed a background in pharmaceutical formulation, drug delivery, nanomedicine, vaccine delivery and microneedles for transdermal drug delivery and diagnostics. Currently, she is establishing her independent research group with a focus on improving and facilitating patients’ lives through the development of drug and vaccine delivery systems that are easy to manufacture and scale-up, highly efficient and administered through non-invasive routes.

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