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António J Ribeiro is Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Coimbra. In 1997 he obtained his PhD degree from University Paris V in Pharmaceutical Technology specializing in microencapsulation. He received graduate training in both Europe and North America, has held academic positions in several Faculties of Pharmacy of Portugal. He is a specialist on pharmaceutical by training and has been working in the design and testing of biotechnology/ biopharmaceuticals delivery systems. He is the author of more than 100 publications including more than 60 peer review publications, 5 books’ chapters and 3 patents.