Andreas Bernkop Schnürch

Biography

Andreas Bernkop Schnürch completed his MSc in Pharmacy, Microbiology and Genetics at University of Vienna. He completed his Doctoral Degree in 1994. In 2003, he was appointed as a Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology at University of Innsbruck. He invented and pioneered thiolated polymers–thiomers–as a new generation of mucoadhesive polymers. Various medicines based on thiomers have already passed clinical trials and a first product will soon reach the global pharmaceutical market. He is the founder of several biotech companies and author of over 300 research articles and reviews. Andreas Bernkop Schnürch completed his MSc in Pharmacy, Microbiology and Genetics at University of Vienna. He completed his Doctoral Degree in 1994. In 2003, he was appointed as a Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology at University of Innsbruck. He invented and pioneered thiolated polymers–thiomers–as a new generation of mucoadhesive polymers. Various medicines based on thiomers have already passed clinical trials and a first product will soon reach the global pharmaceutical market. He is the founder of several biotech companies and author of over 300 research articles and reviews.

Research Interest

Pharmacy and Drugs