Angel Concheiro

About

Angel Concheiro is Professor Emeritus at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) since October 2022. He led the establishment of the Institute of Materials at USC (iMATUS), serving as Director Commissioner from February 2021 to June 2022, and currently serves as a member of the Scientific Council (Materials for Health Axis). He is a Specialist Pharmacist in Industrial and Galenic Pharmacy, as well as in the Analysis and Control of Medications and Drugs.
Angel Concheiro received his PhD degrees (1976 Chemistry, 1981 Pharmacy) from University of Santiago de Compostela. He was appointed Titular Professor in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology in 1983 and promoted to Full Professor in 1988. Since 2012 he is the President of the Committee of Veterinary Medicines of AEMPS. Angel is a founding member of the I+DFarma group, which has been recognized as a Competitive Reference Group by the Xunta de Galicia since 2007 (http://idfarmausc.es/).
His research focuses on designing and evaluating drug delivery systems for controlled and stimulus-responsive release, intelligent and imprinted polymer hydrogels, biomimetic drug-medical device combination products (such as medicated contact lenses), medical devices modified for biofilm prevention, and 2D and 3D polymeric scaffolds for regenerative medicine. His work is highly multidisciplinary, evidenced by his extensive network of national and international collaborators from 25 different countries and intense participation in research projects at regional, national, European, and Latin American levels. He has also engaged in significant transfer activities through R&D and advisory contracts (more than 50) with industries and public bodies, particularly with the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS). He is a co-author of 15 granted patents and 2 pending applications and has actively contributed to valorization projects such as Innocash and MindTheGap. He was also a founding partner of the spin-off HGBeyond Materials Science S.L. (2015-2022).
Angel holds seven six-year research terms and one term for technology transfer. He is listed in the World Ranking of Top 2% Highly Cited Researchers and received the Leader Award in Materials Sciences in Spain (Research.com Ranking). His h-index is 60 (WoS) and 76 (Google Scholar). He has served as a referee for more than 30 indexed journals and research projects from Spanish, European, American, and Asian agencies. Ángel served as Chair and organizer for the IX International Forum on Advances in Pharmaceutical Technology – CISDEM (2015) and the 6th European Conference on Cyclodextrins (EuroCD 2019).
Angel has been deeply involved in knowledge dissemination and public engagement, contributing to education and training for various audiences. He has taught undergraduate Pharmacy students, mentored younger scholars starting in STEM (through FECYT), and guided graduate students in programs such as CYTED RIMADEL, international Summer schools, and Master's programs at USC and ULeón. He has also been involved in continuing education for healthcare professionals (through CGCOF and AEMPS) and senior citizens (IV Cycle). He has supervised 27 PhD theses (4 awarded the ESB Julia Polak Award), 70 Bachelor's and Master's theses, and is currently supervising two more PhD theses.

Employment

• Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Professor Emeritus
  2022 - Present
• Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Catedrático
  1988 - 2022

Education

Education history is unavailable.

Projects & Funding

• Scaffolds piezoeléctricos recubiertos con membranas celulares para medicina regenerativa personalizada (CELLPIEZOMAT) Agencia Estatal de Investigación
  2024 - 2027
• PID2020-113881RB-I00: 5D architectures for regenerative medicine and localized therapy (BIOMAT-5D) Agencia Estatal de Investigación
  2021 - 2023

Publications

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