Boosting drug delivery innovation

Meeting of minds: Monash University Malaysia vice-president (Research and Development) Prof Datuk Dr Ir Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan (fourth from left), president and pro chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman (centre), Monash co-organizing chairperson associate professor Alice Chuah Lay Hongand (fourth from right), APDSC chairperson Dr Fu Ju Yen (third from right) with presidents and leaders from local chapters of Malaysia, Australia, Chinese Taipei and New Zealand posing for a group photo during the opening ceremony of APDSC 2024 at Monash University Malaysia.— LOW LAY PHON/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Amid an ageing population and a shortage of doctors in the public healthcare system, there is a growing need for effective and efficient drug delivery.

Towards this end, close to 200 industry experts from across the region came together at the Asia Pacific Delivery Science Conference (APDSC) in the hopes of potentially making new innovations in the essential drug delivery industry.