Jaymin Shah is a Research Fellow in Pharmaceutical Sciences and heads a topical and advanced drug delivery group in Pfizer R & D. He also holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Houston. He obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from University of Houston. From 1988-1999 he served as Associate Professor (Tenured) of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Medical University of South Carolina, where he led a lab developing sustained release parenteral delivery systems and modeling of skin transport and mentored 7 Ph.D. and 2 MS graduates. Jaymin joined Pfizer in 1999 where he has led formulation groups and project teams supporting development of various candidates as parenteral/ophthalmic dosage forms, peptide and oligonucleotides development and research initiatives in parenteral and ophthalmic delivery including LAI, depots, sterile suspensions, implants, and nanoparticles. Jaymin has been recognized with achievement awards for leadership and innovation in Pfizer. Jaymin has published 63 papers, 10 patents/patent applications, 75 abstracts and made more than 114 presentations at various scientific forums such as Arden House Conference, AAPS symposia, CRS, FDA and academic centers.