Researcher
FabRx Ltd, United Kingdom
Alvaro is co-founder and CEO at FabRx, the first company focused on developing 3D printing technology for fabrication of personalised medicines and medical devices. He is also Honorary Lecturer at University College London - School of Pharmacy (UK) and part-time Lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Alvaro is one of the first researchers to evaluate the opportunities of 3D printing using new 3D printing technologies to manufacture oral dosage forms and medical devices. He has been listed amongst the World's Most Highly Influential Researchers for three years from 2019 by Web of Science and he is a recognized world expert in 3D printing of medicines. He holds a PhD in Pharmaceutics from University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and he worked for 3 years as a Registered Pharmacist, thus has first-hand knowledge of the needs in terms of medicines in the community pharmacy.