Anthony Boey
Division Head, Formulations/Drug Delivery
Centre for Drug Research and Development
Canada
Biography
Dr. Anthony Boey obtained his Ph.D. at Simon Fraser University in the area of Biophysics/polymer chemistry, and is the Head of Formulation Development at CDRD. With over 20 years of industrial drug development experience, Dr. Boey has expertise in the areas of pre-formulation, formulation optimization, process scale-up and cGMP manufacturing. His drug delivery experience includes nanoparticles (e.g. liposomes, polymeric micelles), polymeric depots , oral dosage, inhalation and topicals. Dr. Boey is an inventor in a number of (issued) drug delivery associated patents. Prior to joining CDRD, Dr. Boey has held positions of postdoctoral fellow (Inex Pharmaceuticals), Senior Scientist (Angiotech Inc., QLT Inc.), Manager of Clinical Manufacturing (Northern Lipids) and most recently, was Head of Formulations (Generic Injectables) at Mylan Inc. (Ireland).
Research Interest
His drug delivery experience includes nanoparticles (e.g. liposomes, polymeric micelles), polymeric depots , oral dosage, inhalation and topicals.