Progress of pharmaceutical technological and cosmetic research at Genoa university

The progress in pharmaceutical technology at Genoa University has evolved in parallel with the advancement and consolidation of ADRITELF association, of which Prof. Gaetano Bignardi was one of the founding members and a staunch supporter. At the beginning, technological research took a slow start while remaining closely linked to the chemical-pharmaceutical approach. Mucoadhesive dosage forms have been developed both for topic and systemic administration; in the field of mucoadhesive tablets, a number of matrixes have been analysed. In the field of solid state, studies on polymorphism, preformulation, inclusion complexes and stability have been carried out. Since the early 2000s, nanoparticulate therapeutic systems have also been object of research activity. Another research line is focused on the development of new agents for radioactive imaging in vivo. Finally, in the latest twenty years the research has focused on Green Cosmetic Chemistry, with particular attention to microwave technology applied to eco-friendly procedures