Mircea Alexandru Mateescu
Professor
Pharmacy
Que Pharma Pvt. Ltd.
Russian Federation
Biography
M. A. Mateescu (PhD from Bucharest Polytechnic University and receiver of a “Honorary Laurea” from Rome University “La Sapienza”) is full Professor at UQAM since 1994. His research relates to Multifunctional Proteins and to Drug Targeting. Co-inventor of more than 30 patents covering therapeutic enzymes and new excipients for drug delivery, Dr Mateescu developed fruitful collaborations with pharmaceutical companies and was involved in several technological transfers. He published more than 130 papers in reputed journals, one book, 8 book-chapters. He is holder of Bombardier Prize (1999) for Technological Innovation, of Venezia Prize (Italian Chamber of Commerce, 2012), of Research-Career Prize (UQAM, 2014).
Research Interest
The continuous improvements of pharmaceutical formulations have been achieved by means of hydrogels, in particular environmentally sensitive hydrogels, considered as smart delivery systems able to release the drug at the appropriate time and site in response to specific physiological triggers. The rich panoply of their structures and properties highly recommend the starch derivatives as excipients for drug sustained release or for chrono-delivery systems.
