Dr. Pompilia Ispas-Szabo is adjunct professor at Université du Québec à Montreal (Canada) and a Research & Development scientist in the pharmaceutical industry. A co-inventor of new excipients proposed as matrices for controlled drug delivery or new products, she has worked in various Canadian pharmaceutical companies, being involved in the development of innovative products or technological platforms. The co-author of one book, two book chapters, 10 patents/applications and more than 50 papers, she is internationally recognized for her contributions to academic and industrial innovation. Her main research interests are related to structure–property relationships, therapeutic enzymes and macromolecular self-assembly to produce materials for various biomedical applications.