Dr. Essam A. Tawfik

Director of the National Center for Pharmaceutical Technology at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Saudi Arabia

Dr. Essam is the Director of the National Center for Pharmaceutical Technology at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh SA. He also has a part-time role as an assistant manager of the monitoring office for scientific affairs at the Saudi Arabia National Committee of Bioethics at KACST. Essam is one of the few researchers to work in tissue engineering, here in Saudi Arabia, using electrospinning technology to manufacture drug-loaded nanofibrous scaffolds. Essam has published more than 12 articles and 3 book chapters since his PhD award in 2019 and was able to submit 2 patents in 2021. He holds a PhD in Pharmaceutics from University College London – School of Pharmacy. Essam has more than 10 years’ experience in the field of Pharmaceutics and is passionate about different drug delivery technologies.