Organizing Committee Member
John D. Higgins
Senior Director and Global Technology Lead
Merck Research Labs
USA
Biography
Dr Higgins currently is a Senior Director and Global Technology Lead in the Discovery Pharmaceutical Sciences department at Merck Research Labs as well as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dept. of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics.
Research Area
Recent emphasis on oral peptide delivery and long acting implants. Develop strategies and execute on new technologies in drug delivery, pharmaceutics and innovative administration routes/dosage forms.