Stanley Stewart Davis
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Professor S.S Davis (born 17 December 1942) is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacy
at the University of Nottingham
.
Stanley Davis was born in Warwick
, England
. He obtained his Bachelors degree in Pharmacy from the School of Pharmacy at the University of London
in 1964. He remained at the same University to study for a PhD in colloid science (1967). In 1966 he was appointed Assistant Lecturer in Pharmaceutics and then to Lecturer in 1967. He was awarded his Doctor of Science degree (higher doctorate) in 1982. In 1968 he was awarded a one year Fulbright Scholarship to undertake postdoctoral studies with Professor Takeru Higuchi at the University of Kansas
, USA in the field of solution thermodynamics.
In 1970 he moved to the University of Aston
in Birmingham
as Senior Lecturer and Head of the Pharmaceutics section. Here, he built up an active research group in drug delivery systems. Professor Davis took the position of Lord Trent Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham
in 1975, where he ran a large research group, studying novel drug delivery systems. Topics of research have included drug targeting (with particular emphasis on colloidal carriers), transmucosal delivery, oral and parenteral systems for controlled release and product evaluation through gamma scintigraphy. He became an emeritus professor in 2003.
Awards received include The Science Medal (The British Pharmaceutical Conference, (1971), The Scheele Award (Swedish Pharmaceutical Association, 1985), The Maurice-Marie Janot Award (APGI, France, 1986) (The Harrison Memorial Medal, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
, 2000), The Eurand Career Achievement Award for Outstanding Research in Oral Drug Delivery. The Controlled Release Society, 2003. The Hoest Madsen Medal (FIP) (2005).
He has acted as a Consultant to various pharmaceutical companies and has worked as a visiting Scientist at Syntex, Allergan, and Alza. He has served on numerous Committees and Panels, to include those of the British and European Pharmacopoeias, the United Kingdom Medicines Commission, The Science & Engineering Research Council.
He has published over 750 papers and is co-editor of 7 books. He is the named inventor on numerous patents dealing with drug delivery. He is the founder and chairman of Cosmas-Damian a consulting company that provides services to the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries. This company has been in existence for more than 25 years and is based on his extensive experience. He is also the co-founder of three pharmaceutical companies; CDD (Co-ordinated Drug Development) (since acquired by Vectura Group
); Danbiosyst (UK) Ltd (sold to West Pharmaceutical Services and then to Archimedes) and Pharmaceutical Profiles Ltd.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
at the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
.
Stanley Davis was born in Warwick
Warwick
Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 23,350...
, England
England
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. He obtained his Bachelors degree in Pharmacy from the School of Pharmacy at the University of London
University of London
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in 1964. He remained at the same University to study for a PhD in colloid science (1967). In 1966 he was appointed Assistant Lecturer in Pharmaceutics and then to Lecturer in 1967. He was awarded his Doctor of Science degree (higher doctorate) in 1982. In 1968 he was awarded a one year Fulbright Scholarship to undertake postdoctoral studies with Professor Takeru Higuchi at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
, USA in the field of solution thermodynamics.
In 1970 he moved to the University of Aston
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
as Senior Lecturer and Head of the Pharmaceutics section. Here, he built up an active research group in drug delivery systems. Professor Davis took the position of Lord Trent Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
in 1975, where he ran a large research group, studying novel drug delivery systems. Topics of research have included drug targeting (with particular emphasis on colloidal carriers), transmucosal delivery, oral and parenteral systems for controlled release and product evaluation through gamma scintigraphy. He became an emeritus professor in 2003.
Awards received include The Science Medal (The British Pharmaceutical Conference, (1971), The Scheele Award (Swedish Pharmaceutical Association, 1985), The Maurice-Marie Janot Award (APGI, France, 1986) (The Harrison Memorial Medal, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain was formerly the statutory regulatory and professional body for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in England, Scotland and Wales...
, 2000), The Eurand Career Achievement Award for Outstanding Research in Oral Drug Delivery. The Controlled Release Society, 2003. The Hoest Madsen Medal (FIP) (2005).
He has acted as a Consultant to various pharmaceutical companies and has worked as a visiting Scientist at Syntex, Allergan, and Alza. He has served on numerous Committees and Panels, to include those of the British and European Pharmacopoeias, the United Kingdom Medicines Commission, The Science & Engineering Research Council.
He has published over 750 papers and is co-editor of 7 books. He is the named inventor on numerous patents dealing with drug delivery. He is the founder and chairman of Cosmas-Damian a consulting company that provides services to the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries. This company has been in existence for more than 25 years and is based on his extensive experience. He is also the co-founder of three pharmaceutical companies; CDD (Co-ordinated Drug Development) (since acquired by Vectura Group
Vectura Group
Vectura Group plc is a leading British-based pharmaceuticals business. It is based in Chippenham and is a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
); Danbiosyst (UK) Ltd (sold to West Pharmaceutical Services and then to Archimedes) and Pharmaceutical Profiles Ltd.