Dr. Kenneth C. Waterman

Biography

Ken Waterman received his B.S. degree with honors in chemistry from UCLA and his Ph.D. in physical-organic chemistry from UC Berkeley. He conducted post-doctoral studies on the physical chemistry of interfaces as an NIH research fellow at Columbia University. In 1987, Dr. Waterman began a 12-year career at Polaroid (Massachusetts) where he invented and brought to market a number of both photographic and non-silver-based imaging products. In 1999, he joined the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division at Pfizer (Connecticut), rising to the rank of Research Fellow. His focus at Pfizer included drug stability, drug delivery technology, biopharmaceutics and prodrug development. His work on accelerated stability and oxygen absorbers was dramatically successful and has influenced the entire industry. His drug delivery technology inventions have allowed several drugs to advance through clinical trials. He is the author of over 70 journal articles, book chapters, and US patents, and is on the editorial board of Pharmaceutical Development and Technology.  

Research Interest

  photographic and non-silver-based imaging products.