Ruggero Bettini

Prof. Ruggero Bettini is a Full Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the Department of Food and Drug Sciences, University of Parma. He is a member of the Board of Directors and has held significant roles including Director of the Interdepartmental Center for Innovation in Health Products (Biopharmanet-Tec) and President of the Spin-off Committee. He founded PumeStars srl, Anemos Therapeutics srl, and co-founded M3datek srl.

• Education: PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology (University of Pavia, 1994); MS in Pharmacy (University of Parma, 1991)
• Academic Leadership: Coordinator of Biopharmaceutics-Pharmacokinetics PhD program (2015-2016); Active in European University Consortium for Pharmaceutical Sciences (ULLA) since 2015
• Research Focus: Solid dosage forms for controlled drug delivery, nasal/pulmonary administration, particle engineering, solid-state chemistry, and pharmaceutical production processes.

His research spans respiratory drug delivery systems, biomaterials for regenerative medicine, and pharmaceutical formulation optimization. Recent publications highlight anti-inflammatory microparticles, radiopharmaceutical validation methods, and novel approaches to pulmonary delivery of antivirals and immunomodulators.

Scientific achievements include:

• 1999: J. Heller Journal of Controlled Release Outstanding Paper Award
• 2000: First Eurand Award for Oral Drug Delivery Research
• 2014: Listed in 'Who is Who in Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry'
• 2016: AAPS Fellow
• 2019: AIMBE Fellow

He serves as Associate Editor of Pharmaceutics and editorial board member of multiple journals. His teaching portfolio includes courses on formulation development and pharmaceutical technology at both undergraduate and graduate levels.