Address Details

Prof. Renata Jachowicz, PhD

Chair of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics

Faculty of Pharmacy

Jagiellonian University – Collegium Medicum

ul. Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, tel. 12 62-05-600

e-mail: renata.jachowicz@uj.edu.pl, mfjachow@cyf-kr.edu.pl

Academic Degree

prof. dr hab. pharm. – 2007

prof. zw. dr hab. n. pharm. – 2011

Academic Position

Head of the Department of Drug Form Technology and Biopharmacy

Head of Pharmacy Studies

Head of Postgraduate Studies in Industrial Pharmacy

Scientific Research

• technological aspects of improving the pharmaceutical availability of very poorly and practically insoluble medicinal substances,
• optimization of modern drug forms such as: multi-compartment systems, orally disintegrating tablets (ODT), orally disintegrating films (ODF), tablets with a liquid fraction, hydrogel dressings,
• drug form design in the aspect of personalized therapy,
• application of incremental forming tools (3D printing) in drug form manufacturing technology,
• innovative solutions in drug form design by using Quality by Design principles and Process Analysis Technology.

Publications

5 Most Important Publications

• Brniak W., Jachowicz R., Krupa A., Skórka T., Niwiński K.: Evaluation of co-processed excipients used for direct compression of orally disintegrating tablets (ODT) using novel disintegration apparatus, Pharm. Dev. Tech., 18(2), 2013, 464 – 474.
• Krupa A., Descamps M., Willart J.F., Danède F., Jachowicz R., High energy ball milling and supercritical carbon dioxide impregnation as co-processing methods to improve dissolution of tadalafil, Eur J Pharm Sci, 2016 : Vol. 95, s. 130-137.
• Szafraniec J., Antosik A., Knapik- Kowalczuk J., Kurek M., Syrek K., Chmiel K., Paluch M., Jachowicz R. Planetary ball milling and supercritical fluid technology as a way to enhance dissolution of biceutamide. International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2017) Article in press.
• Szczurek J., Rams-Baron M., Knapik- Kowalczuk J., Antosik A., Szafraniec J., Jamróz W., Dulski M., Jachowicz R., Paluch M. Molecular Dynamics, Recrystallization Behavior and Water Solubility of the Amorphous Anticancer Agent Bicalutamide and its Polyvinylpyrrolidone Mixtures. Mol. Pharm. 2017, 14, s. 1071-1081.
• Jamróz W., Kurek M., Łyszczarz E., Szafraniec J., Knapik -Kowalczuk J., Syrek K., Paluch M., Jachowicz R. 3D printed orodispersible films with Aripiprazole, International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2017) Article in press.

Book Publications

Most Important Book Publications

• Jachowicz R., Ed., Receptura apteczna, Wydawnictwo Lekarskie PZWL, 2009.
• Jachowicz R., Ed., Farmacja stosowana, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków, 2010.
• Jachowicz R., Editor-in-chief, Postępy Farmacji, Postępy w Technologii i Jakości Produkowania Leków, tom I, II, III, wyd. Politechnika Łódzka, 2014.
• Jachowicz R., Ed., Technologia Postaci Leku, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków, 2014.

Important Projects and Grants

International

• Project “IPROCOM – The development of in silico process models for roll compaction”. Project No 316555 / FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN 2013 – 2016.
• Project Delivery of Protein and peptide drugs through dry powder inhalation”, 2/3/POL-SIN/2012 K/PBI/000048 2012 – 2015.
• International project Deutscher Akademisher Austaushdienst DAAD-MNII “Artificial neural networks as modelling tools in pellet preparation by extrusion/spheronisation” partner: Institut für Pharmazeutische Technologie und Biopharmazie, Heinrich Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany (2007-2008).
• Leonardo da Vinci Project PL/06/B/F/PP/174049 “Standards of Continuing and Professional Development Education in Specific Fields of Pharmacy on the European Level” (2006 – 2008).

National

• SYMFONIA 3 project “Impact of physical processes and excipients on the characteristics of poorly water soluble medicinal substances” (Agreement No. UMO-2015/16/W/NZ7/00404).
• Project (POIG 01.01.02-12-012/09-00) “Development of an innovative group of compounds with membrane stabilizing potential” as part of the Innovative Economy Program, Action 1.1, Sub-measure 1.1.2 (2010-2013) – task 7 in the project.
• KBN/MNiSW grants, statutory research projects and projects for statutory activity financed by MNiSW.

Membership in Scientific Societies

• Member of the Polish Pharmaceutical Society
• Member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik (APV)
• Member of the European Association of Pharma Biotechnology
• Activities for the international scientific and educational community
• WHO Expert e.g. Pharmacopeia and Drug Form (2001 – present).
• Member of the Executive Committee of the European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy (EAFP – elected member – 2009 – present).
• Member of the International Advisory Board International Conference of Pharmaceutical Technology and World Meetings of Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Geneva 2006, Barcelona 2008, Malta 2010, Istanbul 2013, Lisbon 2014, Glasgow 2016.
• Member of the Scientific Committee, Chair of Conference 2nd European Conference on Pharmaceutical “Novel dosage forms, innovative technologies”, Krakow 2017.
• Chair of the Scientific Committee and Organizing Committee 9th Polish-German Symposium on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Krakow 2017.

Contribution to the Scientific and Professional Community in the Country

• Member of the Committee for Therapy and Drug Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2002 – present, elected member), Chair of the Drug Form and Biopharmaceutical Commission.
• Member of the Polish Pharmacopoeia Commission (2000 – 2011).
• Chair of the Expert Group for Drug Form and Pharmacy of the Polish Pharmacopoeia Commission (2004 – present), Member of the General Requirements and Nomenclature Subcommittee, member of the Subcommittee of the Team for Adaptation of Polish Pharmacopoeia Requirements to the European Pharmacopoeia (2004 – 2011), member of the Expert Group of National Monographs of the Polish Pharmacopoeia Commission (2009 – present).
• National consultant for community pharmacy (1999 – 2008).
• Member of the Accreditation Committee for reviewing applications of training units applying for accreditation to conduct specializations for pharmacists at the Ministry of Health (2003 – present).
• Member of the Expert Group of the Center for Postgraduate Medical Education to develop a specialization program in community pharmacy and industrial pharmacy.
• Member of Sections e.g. Targeted Projects Committee of the National Science Center (2001-2004).
• Member of the Expert Team e.g. of agreements on pre- and postgraduate education with experts from the Member States of the European Union (session chair 2002).
• Member of the Scientific Council of the Scientific Center for Terahertz Technology at the Wrocław University of Technology (since 2012 – present).
• Scientific consultant – “Pliva” Krakow Pharmaceutical Plants S.A. (1996 – 2009).
• Member of Editorial Committees of journals:
  • Ophtha Therapy
  • Farmacja Polska

Reviews and Opinions

• Opinions for the World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva.
• Opinions and elaborations for: Ministry of Health, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Medical Examination Center, National Health Fund, “Pliva” Pharmaceutical Plants, Supreme Pharmaceutical Chamber.
• Reviewer of scientific papers in foreign and national journals; European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Powder Technology, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Acta Pharmaceutia, Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica, Farmacja Polska, books, as well as research projects, targeted projects funded by KBN, MNiSzW, projects from the POIG 1 group.

Organizational Activity

• Organizational activity for the Jagiellonian University
• Coordinator of undergraduate studies in pharmacy.
• Coordinator of postgraduate studies in industrial pharmacy.
• Chair of the Commission for Teaching and Quality Improvement on the pharmacy course.
• Member of the Faculty Commission for Teaching and Didactics (1985 – 2002).
• Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Jagiellonian University Medical College (1996 – 2002).
• Member of the UJ Senate (1994 – 1996) and (2002 – 2008).
• Member of the Permanent Senate Didactic Committee of the UJ (1999 – 2002), (2005 – 2012).
• Member of the Permanent Rectorial Statutory-Legal Committee of the UJ (1999 – 2002), (2005 – 2008).

Teaching

Undergraduate Education

P h a r m a c y

Coordinator of classes, conducting lectures on the subject:

• • drug form technology – years III, IV, V
  • biopharmaceutics – year V
  • practical pharmacy – year V

Coordinator of student internships in community and hospital pharmacy.

Coordination of work of Student Scientific Circles of the Scientific Student Society at the Department of Drug Form Technology and Biopharmaceutics CMUJ (1998 – present).

C o s m e t o l o g y

Coordinator of classes in subjects: formulation of cosmetic preparations – year II, industrial technology of cosmetics – year I.

V e t e r i n a r y

Development of syllabus for the course program in the basics of manufacturing and application of veterinary products.

Postgraduate Education

Postgraduate studies in industrial pharmacy

• Coordinator of postgraduate studies.
• Co-creator of the postgraduate study program in industrial pharmacy.
• Coordinator of classes and lecturer in the module: “Manufacture of medicinal products”

Postgraduate studies in Clinical Research of Medicinal Products

• Coordinator of classes and lecturer in the module: “Development of medicinal products”.

Training of pharmaceutical industry employees in foreign centers

• Technology Training Center, Binzen, Germany 2004-2015 – lecturer in the annual courses “Granulation & Tabletting”.

Awards

• Golden Cross of Merit (2000).
• Silver Medal Brussels Eureka – The Belgian and International Trade Fair for Technological Innovation (2014).
• Medal for Merit to the Medical University of Karol Marcinkowski in Poznań (2010).
• Medal of the Polish Pharmaceutical Society (2008).
• Medal of the Commission of National Education (2005).
• Jagiellonian University Rector’s Team Award PRO ARTE DOCENDI (2005) (Prof. Dr. Renata Jachowicz and Prof. Dr. Jerzy Brandys).
• Apothecary’s Laurel (2005).
• Individual Scientific Award of the Polish Pharmaceutical Society for the habilitation thesis (1997).
• Individual Scientific Awards and Individual Teaching Awards of the Rector of the Jagiellonian University, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
• Individual Award of the President of Krakow (1975).
• Nicolaus Copernicus Medal – title of the best student of Krakow (1975).