Hamdy is a Professor of Pharmaceutics at Minia University. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy of the UK. Hamdy's academic career spans three continents: Africa, Oceania, and Europe. Hamdy received his BPharm from Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, in 2000. Hamdy was awarded a PhD from the School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, New Zealand, in October 2011. In 2013, he was granted a Leverhulme fellowship (one of the most prestigious post-doctoral scholarships in the UK) for 2 years. His current focus is on developing and optimizing a novel drug therapy for age-related ocular diseases of the anterior segment of the eye, e.g., corneal disorders and age-related nuclear cataracts. Hamdy’s research has demonstrated a significant contribution to the fields of pharmaceutics, clinical ophthalmology, and ocular drug delivery. Hamdy has been invited to speak about his research at international conferences in Spain, the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Egypt. Hamdy is a reviewer for high-impact-factor journals, e.g., Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, Journal of Microencapsulation, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, Journal of Liposome Research, Experimental Eye Research, and International Journal of Pharmaceutics. He serves as the inaugural Associate Editor in Chief for JABPS (the international research platform for Minia University supported by the Egyptian Knowledge Bank and Academy of Scientific Research & Technology).