Dr. Rakesh K Tekade, Faculty in NIPER-Ahmedabad, is an academic researcher with more than 15 years of teaching and research. His current research involves the development of fit-to-purpose novel targeted specific nano-biomaterials for biomedical applications. He co-authored more than 300 publications in (>10095 citations; H–index: 53). He has edited with ELSEVIER (as Editor-in-Chief), invited editorial articles, and submitted patent applications. Dr. Tekade is an Editor-in-Chief of a book series titled, "Advances in Pharmaceutical Product Development and Research Series”. He received his doctoral degree in from the Dr H.S. Gour Central University (India). He received his post-doctoral trainings at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA, and the University of Hawaii, USA. He is the recipient of several acclaimed awards including, Commonwealth Fellow (UK), National Doctoral Fellow (AICTE-NDF), IRISH Government Postdoctoral Award (IRISH-PDF), CSIR Senior research fellowship (CSIR-SRF), India, and the Troika Pharma Innova Award. He has been listed as one of the top 2% of researchers in the field of Pharmacy and Pharmacology by Stanford University, USA. He is also listed as one of the top 2% world scientists by the database recently published by Elsevier in 2021. https://www.elsevier.com/catalog/pharma/pharmaceutical-science/drug-delivery/advances-in-pharmaceutical-product-development-and-research.