Functional Materials in Biomedical Applications

Costas Demetzos is professor of pharmaceutical nanotechnology in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Since 2008, he serves as president of the Hellenic Pharmaceutical Society. In 2021, he was elected an ordinary member in Class IV-Natural Sciences of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Natassa Pippa is assistant professor in Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her research is focused on pharmaceutical technology and drug delivery. She is a recipient of the prestigious International Association of Advanced Materials Scientist Medal (2016) for her contribution in the field of advanced materials science and technology and the L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science award in 2021. Nikolaos Naziris is a graduate in pharmacy and holds an MSc in industrial pharmacy and a PhD in pharmacy, with expertise on pharmaceutical nanotechnology. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Section of Pharmaceutical Technolofy, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was adjunct professor at the University of Lodz in Poland from 2021 to 2022.