RESCON 2022

Emily Resseguie earned her Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (2016), after obtaining a B.S. in Biology from Calvin College (2010).  Her graduate studies focused on the mechanisms of oxygen toxicity.  She designed […]

David Edwards is a scientist, inventor and writer. The founder and inventor of FEND, 2020 Time Magazine Best Invention of the Year, a new daily rite for cleansing the lungs, David’s inventions and startups have led to FDA-approved products on […]

Felix is a pharmacist by training with a PhD in pharmacology. In 2006, he joined Boehringer Ingelheim as a trainee, focusing on launch and transfer activities of inhalative products. He took over different roles in the field of device development, […]

Dr. Nitesh Kunda is an Assistant Professor in Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences within the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at St. John’s University, NY. Prior to joining St. John’s, Dr. Kunda was a […]

Irene Rossi is Head of New Modalities Pharmaceutical Development at Nanopharm, an Aptar Company where she leads a group focused on the development of new technologies for OINDP products comprising biologics and chemical entities. Having achieved a Master in Pharmaceutical […]

Dr. Valerie Thomas is a board-certified veterinary pathologist at Merck, with over 19 years’ experience in nonclinical pharmaceutical safety including in the area of medical device combination product safety/biocompatibility. As a Sr. Investigative Scientist in Nonclinical Drug Safety, she works […]

Don Smith is the inventor of the 1nhaler, a revolutionary, single dose, dry powder inhaler, designed to deliver a global impact through a simpler, more convenient, user-focused approach to inhaler design. The business is one of Scottish Enterprise’s High Growth […]

Marco Franza is Sales & Business Development Director – Global Inhalation & Medical Devices, at Berry Global Healthcare. He was previously Director, Sales, Marketing and Key Accounts at Plastiape, until it was acquired by Berry in 2019. Mr Franza has […]

Based in the US and responsible for leading a team in the Americas and Europe, Justin Kalafat is ACG Capsules’ Head of International Scientific Business Development. His team collaborates with the pharmaceutical and dietary supplement industries targeting science driven customers […]

Jan De Backer graduated from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands as aerospace engineer. He attained an MSc degree in aerodynamics and specialized in applied biomedical computational fluid dynamics leading to a PhD from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He […]