Dr Atheer Awad is a Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at the University of Hertfordshire. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy at Applied Science Private University (Jordan) in 2015. She then pursued an MSc and a PhD in Pharmaceutics at UCL School of Pharmacy (UK), where her work focused on 3D printing dosage forms and medicated devices for special patient groups. Following that, she worked as a Research Fellow at the same institution as part of the INTERREG 2 Seas programme, where her project focused on site-specific drug delivery. Prof Gaisford has pioneered the development and application of 3D printing in medicine design, function and delivery, exploring how various types of 3D printing technologies can be exploited to revolutionize and personalize healthcare. As an analytical scientist, he is also a world leader in the physical characterization of medicines. He has published four textbooks, including Essentials of Pharmaceutical Preformulation, is a contributor to Aulton's Pharmaceutics and was Pharmaceutics Editor for the 2020 Edition of Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences. He recently launched an educational YouTube channel, Pharma Drama, with the aim of helping students Get Science Sorted! He has been named as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate analytics four years in succession – 2019-22

• Part I – Introduction1. IntroductionPart II - Software2. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning3. Computational modelling and finite element analysis4. Blockchain and cloud computing5. Quantum Computing6. Telepharmacy and telemedicine7. Virtual, augmented, and mixed realityPart III – Hardware8. IoT9. Cyber-physical systems10. Smartphones and apps11. Sensors12. Robotics13. 3D printing14. Autonomous VehiclesPart IV – Future Perspectives15. Challenges and outlook16. The digital health loop17. Conclusions and final remarks