Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy;Robert Ancuceanu is a professor within the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, where he teaches Cell and Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany and is currently a vice-dean. With a PhD in pharmacy, a master in biostatistics and a BSc in law, he has worked in different pharmaceutical domains, from academic to industrial and regulatory. He was a member of the EMA Committee for Human Medicinal Products, of the Paediatric Committee and an alternate member of the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products, as well as a member in several committees and working groups in the pharmaceutical field at the national level. He has published over 110 scientific papers indexed ISI Thomson, two books as a single author, and was a co-author or chapter author to 13 books.

Hacettepe University;Prof. Dr. Erem Bilensoy is a full professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy, where she has held the rank of full professor since 2013 and has served as Head of Department since 2022. She graduated from Hacettepe University in 1992 and obtained a dual PhD degree (co-tutelle) in 2002 from Université Paris-Sud and Hacettepe University, under the supervision of Dominique Duchêne and Atilla Hıncal. Her doctoral work focused on amphiphilic β-cyclodextrins as novel excipients for the development of nanospheres and nanocapsules. Prof. Bilensoy has authored 114 SCI-indexed research articles, 20 international book chapters, and holds 9 patents. Her work has received over 3,800 citations with an H-index of 34, placing her among the top 0.5% of researchers in the field of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She has delivered more than 55 invited lectures and over 200 oral and poster presentations at national and international scientific meetings.