Oral Delivery of Macromolecular Drugs

Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch is the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. His main interests focus on non-invasive drug delivery systems, multifunctional polymers such as thiomers, mucoadhesion and permeation enhancement. He is author of more than 200 original research and review articles and received the Research-Award of the City of Vienna (Vienna), EURAND-Award (Boston), Best of Biotech Award (Vienna), MBPW-Award (Munich), PHÖNIX Award (Mannheim), Houska-Award (Vienna) and Austrian-Nanoaward (Vienna). In addition, Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch is founder and owner of the following companies: ThioMatrix GmbH, Dr. K. Schnürch KG and Green River Polymers GmbH.

Enzymatic Barriers.- Gastrointestinal Mucus Gel Barrier.- The Absorption Barrier.- Strategies to Overcome the Enzymatic Barrier.- Low Molecular Mass Permeation Enhancers in Oral Delivery of Macromolecular Drugs.- Polymeric Permeation Enhancers.- Strategies to Overcome Efflux Pumps.- Multifunctional Polymeric Excipients in Oral Macromolecular Drug Delivery.- Nano- and Microparticles in Oral Delivery of Macromolecular Drugs.- Liposome-Based Mucoadhesive Formulations for Oral Delivery of Macromolecules.- Strategies in Oral Immunization.- Oral Delivery of Nucleic Acid Drugs.