Dr. Claude A. Farrugia
B.Pharm.(Hons.), Ph.D.(UIC), MRSC

Senior Lecturer

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• Biography
  Dr Farrugia graduated from the University of Malta in 1991 with a B.Pharm. (Hons.) degree. In 1994 he was awarded a scholarship grant by the University of Malta and a research assistantship by the Institute for Tuberculosis Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago, enabling him to pursue his studies towards a Ph.D. in Pharmacy, with specialisation in Pharmaceutics, which he obtained in December 1998. In recognition of his academic achievements, Dr Farrugia was inducted to both the Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
  Dr Farrugia was appointed Lecturer in Chemistry at the Junior College of the University of Malta in 2001, and was subsequently appointed Senior Lecturer in Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry in 2007. He currently lectures in both biological and applied chemistry, and oversees all the department’s chemistry practical study units. He is also the coordinator of the Master of Science in Applied Chemistry degree offered by the department.
  Dr Farrugia’s research interests are primarily in the fields of the physical chemistry of gelatin, gelatin-surfactant interactions and gelatin nanoparticle productions, but also extend to the field of applied chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly the stability and analysis of medicinal products and their ingredients.
  Dr Farrugia is closely linked with the pharmaceutical industry in Malta, with experience in Good Manufacturing Practices, quality assurance and regulatory affairs. He was the coordinator of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sector Group of the Malta Federation of Industry between 2003 and 2008, and has been the President of the Malta Qualified Persons Association (MQPA) since 2004. He is also currently the Vice-President of the European Industrial Pharmacists Group (EIPG).