Chairman of Scientific Committee

Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
College of Pharmacy

King Saud University

Professor Ibrahim A. Alsarra received his Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.S.), in 1996 from College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Drug Formulation Development, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of  Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

He joined King Saud University in 2002 and was the Assistant Secretary for Research and Scientific Affairs, Arab Pharmacists Union as well as the Deputy Director for Research and Technical Affairs, Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology Research; the only biotechnology center in Saudi Arabia, King Saud University till 2021. He was the President of Saudi Pharmaceutical Society for two terms and the former Editor-in-Chief of Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal for six years, a peer-reviewed and ISI-Indexed Journal with an impact factor of 4.33.

Research Interests:

Professor Alsarra research interests include; Pharmaceutical Biotechnology; Biosimilars and Biological medications, Drug Delivery, and Controlled Drug Release.

Brief Research Achievements Summary:

Professor Alsarra has more than 13 registered patent: (five)-US Patents, (Four)-European Patents, and (Four)- Saudi Patents. He has published and eadited several
book and bookchapters and several peer-reviewed paper in highly reputed journals (more than 186 peer-reviewed papers).

Some Selected Grants Awarded:

* Best Editor-in-Chief (2014), of the scientific journals hosted by King and Saud University and published by Elsevier, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia.
* Recipient of King Saud University’s Award for Distinguished Scientific Research: Invention Section (faculty members across the University (2014), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
* Scientist of the Year (2014), organized by Dubai International Pharmaceuticals
and Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT 2014), Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
* Recipient of King Saud University’s Award for Distinguished Research and High-
quality International Publications by faculty members across the University (2009), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
* Outstanding Scientists, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England (2000)
*Leading Scientists of the World (2008), Research and Editorial Departments, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.
* International Scientist of the Year (2007), International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England.
* Recipient of his Royal Highness Prince Bandar Bin Sultan Award, Saudi Ambassador to the USA, for outstanding academic achievement during Doctoral studies, 2003.
* Rho Chi Society, the Pharmacy Honor Society, 2000 University of Missouri-Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2265, USA (Academic Honor).