Dr. Waseem Malick , Ph.D. is a retired pharmaceutical R&D executive with over 35 years of academic and industrial experience . He has had an extensive career in the industry previously serving as Vice President and Global Head of Pharmaceutical and Analytical R&D at Hoffmann-La Roche .

Prior to his 32 years service at Roche , he was Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics at Wayne State University , Detroit .  His research interests include drug product development, formulation and drug delivery research. He has published 110 research papers, 169 abstracts and presented extensively in the area of drug delivery research. He was elected as fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and has received several honors and awards. He has served on Board of Directors of non-profit organizations, Scientific Advisory Boards and has held adjunct appointments at universities. He received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and M.S. from Columbia University, New York.