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Hire Oak L.

Australia

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pharmaceutical, skincare and veterinary formulation development and manufacturing

Profile Summary

pharmaceutical Scientist with experience in product development, scale up and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and veterinary products. Ability to create simple but innovative products. Several years of management experience with expertise in translating scientific research projects from benchtop to bedside. Developed novel solubilisation and delivery technologies including Nanoemulsions, fast-dissolving tablets, sustain release microspeheres, Eutectic and deep eutectic systems.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Manufacturing
• ★ Formulation
• ★ Cosmetic & Skincare Formulation
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Industrial Engineering
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Drug Formulation
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs
• ☆ Pain Management
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Management
• ☆ Drug Delivery Technologies
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Technology
• ☆ Cosmetic Formulation
• ☆ Nutraceuticals

Services

• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Research Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Financial Consulting, Regulatory Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Product Compliance , Concept Development, Prototyping

Work Experience

Director

Oak Laboratories Pty ltd

January 2012 - Present

Education

PhD (Pharmaceutical Science)

Curtin University

- Present

Pharmaceutical Science

Curtin University of Technology

January 2009 - January 2016

Certifications

• Certified Pharmaceutical GMP Professional

  American Society for Quality

  January 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Chiragkumar Desai and Fiona M. Wood and Stephan A. Schug and Richard W. Parsons and Charles Fridlender and Vivian Bruce Sunderland(2014). Effectiveness of a topical local anaesthetic spray as analgesia for dressing changes: A double-blinded randomised pilot trial comparing an emulsion with an aqueous lidocaine formulation . Burns. 40. (1). p. 106--112. Elsevier {BV}

PATENT

Methods for forming miniemulsions and use thereof for delivering bioactive agents.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

Development of a Novel Miniemulsion-Based Topical Formulation of Lignocaine for Application to Open Wounds .