Formulating Poorly Water Soluble Drugs

Robert O. (Bill) Williams III, Ph.D. is the Johnson & Johnson Centennial Professor of Pharmaceutics at the College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin. He earned a B.S. in Biology from Texas A&M University, a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin and Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics in 1986 from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Williams worked 9 years in the pharmaceutical industry in the United States and France before returning to the University of Texas at Austin. Dr Williams was elected a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists in 2006 and a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering in 2008. Dr. Williams is a member of numerous professional organizations, including American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Dr. Williams’ research interests include development of novel drug delivery systems for oral, pulmonary, nasal, injectable, buccal and topical applications, development of novel particle engineering technologies for low molecular weight drugs, peptides and proteins, and analytical technologies to characterize actives, excipients and polymers. He has published over 300 articles, abstracts and book chapters in the fields of pharmaceutical technology and drug delivery. In addition, Dr. Williams has co-edited one book. He is an inventor on numerous patents and patent applications. Dr. Williams is the Editor-in-Chief of the research journal AAPS PharmSciTech, and serves as a reviewer for International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Research, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, S.T.P. Pharma Sciences, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, Journal of Membrane Science, and Journal of Controlled Release.

• Route-Specific Challenges in Delivery of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs.- Optimizing the Formulation of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs.- Solid-State Techniques for Improving Solubility.- Mechanical Particle Size Reduction Techniques.- Solubilized Formulations.- Injectable Formulations of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs.- Design and Development of Self-Emulsifying Lipid Formulations for Improving Oral Bioavailability of Poorly Water-Soluble and Lipophilic Drugs.- Structured Development Approach for Amorphous Systems.- Melt Extrusion.- Spray Drying Technology.- Pharmaceutical Cryogenic Technologies.- Precipitation Technologies for Nanoparticle Production.- Emerging Technologies to Increase the Bioavailability of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs.- Regulatory Considerations for Development and Commercialization of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs.