Valentyn Mohylyuk

Dr. Valentyn Mohylyuk

Leading Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Rīga, Latvia
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Biography

Dr. V. Mohylyuk is a pharmaceutical scientist with industrial and academic experience. He got his BS/MS in Pharm Technology and his PhD degree in Pharm Sci. Since 2002, Dr. V. Mohylyuk has worked for pharmaceutical companies and held positions related to development (pre- and formulation), scale-up, technology transfer, and manufacturing of different dosage forms. His working experience at universities includes research groups at Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Hertfordshire, and Queen's University Belfast. Since 2023, Dr. Valentyn Mohylyuk has been leading the pharmaceutical scientific group at Riga Stradiņš University. Dr. V. Mohylyuk is mostly focused on solving current challenges and the development of complicated dosage form formulations with tailored drug release, incl. oral tastemasked, immediate-, sustained-, and delayed-release, as well as formulations with enhanced solubility and permeability. Among the research directions are improving the solubility and bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs in oral dosage forms; optimization of the pharmacokinetics and custom properties of dosage forms; development of “special” dosage forms, such as abuse-deterrent formulations; continuous manufacturing steps, such as extrusion and roll compaction; FDM 3D printing; and repurposing "classical" technological approaches.

Affiliations

Riga Stradiņš University

Riga, Rīga, Latvia

Leading Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy

Honors and Awards

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Experience

Senior Scientist or Principal Investigator

Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia

01 Mar 2023 - present

Post Doctoral Researcher

Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK

01 Jun 2019 - 01 Jan 2023

Post Doctoral Researcher

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK

01 Jan 2017 - 01 May 2019

Senior Scientist or Principal Investigator

Pharm company “Unipharma Ltd”, Kyiv, Ukraine

01 Sep 2014 - 01 Oct 2016

Manager

Pharm Corp. “Arterium”, Kyiv, Ukraine

01 Nov 2009 - 01 Oct 2016

Journalist, Writer, Editor or Publisher

Spec. Magazine “Pharmaceutical Industry Review”, Kyiv, Ukraine

01 Nov 2013 - 01 Sep 2014

Research or Laboratory Scientist

Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

01 Jan 2012 - 01 Nov 2013

Manager

Pharm Corp. “Arterium”, Kyiv, Ukraine

01 Jun 2007 - 01 Nov 2009

Research or Laboratory Scientist

SIC “Borshchahivskiy Chemical-Pharmaceutical Plant”, Kyiv, Ukraine

01 Apr 2003 - 01 May 2007

Manager

Pharm company “Farmak”, Kyiv, Ukraine

01 Jul 2002 - 01 Apr 2003