Biography
Luis Padrela is a lecturer in Industrial Biochemistry within the Department of Chemical Sciences and a Researcher at the Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC) within the Bernal Institute. Luis studied Biochemistry at undergraduate level before obtaining his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Lisbon (Portugal). Following his PhD, Luis worked in the pharmaceutical industry for almost 2 years (Hovione FarmaCiência, Portugal) before joining SSPC in UL as a postdoctoral researcher and as a senior research fellow later on.
Luis worked on different research projects in different institutions (academia and industry) and countries (Ireland, Portugal and Sweden) focusing his research on Particle Engineering Technologies, Continuous Nanocrystallization and (Bio)Pharmaceutical Processing. He has developed industrial expertise in Quality by Design, scale-up methods and particle engineering technologies for small and large molecule APIs with particular emphasis to spray drying of biopharmaceuticals. Luis has worked within the highest standards of quality (GLP, GMP) in the industry and participated in the development of several spray drying and nanosizing processes for oral and parenteral dosage forms.
Teaching Interests
I am teaching within the Bsc Industrial Biochemistry with responsibility for:
Bioprocess Engineering 1
Bioprocess Engineering 2
Bioprocess Engineering for Biochemists
Immunology and DNA Diagnostic Techniques
Microbial Technology 2
Professional Activities
Award
- 2019 - Laboratory Staff Member of the Year
- 2019 - H2020 Marie Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN-2019) European Industrial Doctorate (EID)
- 2018 - Continuous Manufacturing of drug Nano-particles (CM-NANO)
- 2017 - SFI/NSF I-Corps@SFI Entrepreneurial Programme - 'Continuous Manufacturing Method for the Production of Pharmaceutical Drug Nanoparticles'
- 2016 - US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme Partnership in continuous manufacturing for nano-based drug products
- 2008 - Design and Processing of Pharmaceutical Cocrystals using Supercritical Fluid Technology
Association
- 2018 Associated Member, IChemE
- 2018 Member, EUFEPS
Consultancy
- 2018 Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals - Consultancy services in a API-DP interface event
Employment
- 2017 University of Limerick - Lecturer
- 2016 Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), University of Limerick - Senior Research Fellow
- 2014 Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), University of Limerick - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2013 Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon - Research Fellow
- 2012 Hovione FarmaCiencia SA - Process Development Scientist
- 2006 Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa - Assistant Research Fellow
Patent
- 2015 WO2015036799 A1 - Synthesis and particle engineering of cocrystals
- 2013 WO2013129953 A1 - Vaccine against strangles of the Equidae
- 2013 WO2013095169 A1 - Crystalline minocycline thermo-resistant obtained by recrystallization with carbon dioxide
Education
- 2012 Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon - PhD
- 2006 Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon - BSc (Hons)
Other
- Webinar on QbD for Process Development & Nanoparticle CMC Considerations: https://www.oxfordglobal.co.uk/formulation-series/webinar-recordings/
- Invited speaker at the 5th Annual Formulation & Drug Delivery Congress (London, UK) organized by Oxford Global (29-30 April 2019). Title of presentation: "Supercritical CO2-Assisted Spray Drying For The Generation Of Tailored API Nanoparticles "
- Invited speaker for a seminar to the NUIG Society of Chemistry (02 May 2018) Title of presentation: "Batch and continuous particle engineering processes for (bio)pharmaceuticals"
- Speaker in a Masterclass in Process Development and Scale-Up at NUIG (April 26-27, 2018) Title of presentation: "Solid state properties of APIs"
Outreach
- Press release in Atlantic Bridge (February 2, 2018) - https://www.atlanticbridge.com/scientists-at-university-of-limerick-are-working-to-transform-the-pharmaceutical-market/
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Interview (live) on Near FM radio station (February 6, 2018) - http://nearfm.ie/podcast/?p=25300
- Press release in Pharmaceutical Technology (January 31, 2018) - https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/irish-researchers-say-new-technology-can-transform-pharma-market/
- Press release in Phys.org Science News (January 30, 2018) - https://phys.org/wire-news/278769840/researchers-take-on-global-pharmas-biggest-challenge.html
- Press release in Science Magazine (February 1, 2018) - https://scienmag.com/irish-researchers-take-on-global-pharmas-biggest-challenge/
- Press release in The Niall Boylan Show (January 31, 2018) - http://www.theniallboylanshow.com/ul-lectures-plan-to-tackle-solubility-of-some-medicines-in-e500k-research/
- Press release in Pharma Business International (February 1, 2018) - https://www.pbiforum.net/mag/featured/ul-researchers-to-transform-the-pharma-market/
- Press release in Breaking News (January 31, 2018) - https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/ul-lectures-plan-to-tackle-solubility-of-some-medicines-in-500k-research-825617.html
- Press release in News Medical Life Sciences (January 30, 2018) - https://www.news-medical.net/news/20180130/UL-scientists-and-EI-team-up-to-tackle-biggest-challenge-of-pharmaceutical-industry.aspx
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Radio broadcast in Live 95 FM (January 31, 2018) - https://www.live95fm.ie/news/scientists-at-ul-take-part-in-project-that-could-t/
- Press release in Irish Examiner (January 30, 2018) - https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/ul-lectures-plan-to-tackle-solubility-of-some-medicines-in-500k-research-825617.html
- Press release in Limerick Leader (February 1, 2018 ) - https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/294763/university-of-limerick-scientists-tackle-pharma-s-biggest-challenge.html
- Press release in Limerick Post (January 30, 2018) - https://www.limerickpost.ie/2018/01/30/scientists-at-university-of-limerick-are-working-to-transform-the-pharmaceutical-market/
- Judge in the National Crystal Growing Competition (January 30, 2018).
- Press release in Eureka Alert (January 30, 2018) - https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uol-irt013018.php
Research Collaborators
- Gavin Andrews - Funding Award - Queen's University Belfast -Northern Ireland
- Miguel Rodrigues - Joint Publication - Instituto Superior Tecnico -Portugal
- Rohit Ramachandran - Funding Award - Rutgers State University -USA
- Hermínio Sousa - Joint Publication -Portugal -University of Coimbra
Publications
Conference Contribution
EuPAT9 - Ninth pan-European Conference on PAT and QbD Sciences
Ahmad Ziaee, Luis Padrela, Ahmad Albadarin, Emmet O'Reilly, Gavin Walker
ECO-BIO2018
Ahmad Ziaee, Ahmad B. Albadarin, Luis Padrela, Emmet ORielly, Gavin Walker
EuPAT9 - Ninth pan-European Conference on PAT and QbD Sciences
Barry Long, Luis Padrela, Kevin M Ryan
EuPAT9 - Ninth pan-European Conference on PAT and QbD Sciences
Luis Padrela, Barry Long, Kevin M Ryan
10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
A. Ziaee, L. Padrela, A. B. Albadarin, B. Castro- Dominguez, B. Schaller, P. Cronin, K. Moroney, M. Pishnamazi, E. OReilly, G. Walker
2017 AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) Annual Meeting and Exposition
Luis Padrela, Ahmad Ziaee, Maryam Karimijafari, Ahmad Alabadarin, Emmet OReilly, Gavin Walker
10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
M. Pishnamazi, B. C. Dominguez, P. Cronin, B. Schaller, K. Moroney, A. Ziaee, L. Padrela, A. B. Albadarin, M. N. Collins, G. M. Walker
10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
Ahmad Ziaee, Ahmad B. Albadarin, Luis Padrela, Emmet ORielly, Gavin Walker
NUIG-UL Alliance 7th Postgraduate Research Day
Ahmad Ziaee, Ahmad B. Albadarin, Luis Padrela, Emmet ORielly, Gavin Walker
10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
B. Castro Dominguez, B. Schaller, P. Cronin, K. Moroney, A. Ziaee, M. Pishnamazi, A. Albadarin, L. Padrela, G. Walker
10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
Luis Padrela, Ahmad Ziaee, Barbara Schaller, Bernardo Castro-Dominguez, Patrick Cronin, Kevin Moroney, Mahboubeh Pishnamazi, Ahmad Albadarin, Emmet OReilly, Gavin Walker
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting
Luis Padrela, Barry Long, Miguel Rodrigues, Kevin M Ryan
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting
Luis Padrela, Barry Long, Kevin M. Ryan
CGOM12 / BACG 2016 - Crystal Growth Joint Conference
Luis Padrela, Jacek Zeglinski, Åke Rasmuson, Kevin M Ryan
CGOM12 / BACG 2016 - Crystal Growth Joint Conference
Luis Padrela, Jacek Zeglinski, Åke Rasmuson, Kevin M Ryan
Peer Reviewed Journal
Controlling Polymorphism of Carbamazepine Nanoparticles in a Continuous Supercritical CO2-Assisted Spray Drying Process
B. Long, G. M. Walker, K. M. Ryan, L. Padrela
Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00154
Co-crystal Polymorphic Control by Nanodroplet and Electrical Confinement
L. M. Padrela, B. Castro.dominguez, A. Ziaee, B. Long, K. M. Ryan, G. Walker, E. J. O'Reilly
Crystengcomm
DOI: 10.1039/C9CE00060G
Amorphous Solid Dispersion of Ibuprofen: A Comparative Study on the Effect of Solution Based Techniques
Ahmad Ziaee, Stephen O'Dea, Aoise Howard-Hildige, Luis Padrela, Catherine Potter, Javed Iqbal, Ahmad B. Albadarin, Gavin Walker, Emmet J. O'Reilly
International Journal Of Pharmaceutics
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118816
From batch to continuous New opportunities for supercritical CO2 technology in pharmaceutical manufacturing
B. Long, K. M. Ryan, L. Padrela
European Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2019.104971
Unraveling the Link between Solvent-Mediated Proton Transfer and the Salt Formation of Saccharin and Sulfamethazine
Luis Padrela, Jacek Zeglinski, Kevin M Ryan
Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.8b01015
Creating Cocrystals: A Review of Pharmaceutical Cocrystal Preparation Routes and Applications
Karimi-Jafari, M;Padrela, L;Walker, GM;Croker, DM
Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.8b00933
Supercritical carbon dioxide-based technologies for the production of drug nanoparticles/nanocrystals - A comprehensive review.
Luis Padrela, Miguel A.Rodrigues, Andreia Duarte, Ana M.A.Dias, Mara E.M.Braga, Hermínio C.de Sousa
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2018.07.010
Spray Drying Ternary Amorphous Solid Dispersions of Ibuprofen An Investigation into Critical Formulation and Processing Parameters
Ahmad Ziaee, Ahmad B. Albadarin, Luis Padrela, Alexandra Faucher, Emmet O'Reilly, GavinWalker
European Journal Of Pharmaceutics And Biopharmaceutics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2017.08.005
Insight into the Role of Additives in Controlling Polymorphic Outcome: A CO2-Antisolvent Crystallization Process of Carbamazepine
Luis Padrela, Jacek Zeglinski, Kevin M. Ryan
Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.7b00163
Insight into the Mechanisms of Cocrystallization of Pharmaceuticals in Supercritical Solvents
Padrela L., Rodrigues M.A., Tiago J., Velaga S.P., Matos H.A., Azevedo E.G.
Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00200
Tuning physicochemical properties of theophylline by cocrystallization using the supercritical fluid enhanced atomization technique
Padrela L., Rodrigues M.A., Tiago J., Velaga S.P., Matos H.A., Azevedo E.G.
Journal Of Supercritical Fluids
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2013.12.011
New Thermoresistant Polymorph from CO2 Recrystallization of Minocycline Hydrochloride
Rodrigues M.A., Tiago J.M., Padrela L., Matos H.A., Nunes T.G., Pinheiro L., Almeida A.J., Azevedo E.G.
Pharmaceutical Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-014-1406-3
Single-step co-crystallization and lipid dispersion by supercritical enhanced atomization
Tiago J., Padrela L., Rodrigues M.A., Matos H.A., Almeida A.J., Azevedo E.G.
Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/cg401131x
Development of a novel mucosal vaccine against strangles by supercritical enhanced atomization spray-drying of Streptococcus equi extracts and evaluation in a mouse model
Rodrigues M.A., Figueiredo L., Padrela L., Cadete A., Tiago J., Matos H.A., Azevedo E.G., Florindo H.F., Gonçalves L.M.D., Almeida A.J.
European Journal Of Pharmaceutics And Biopharmaceutics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.07.005
Theophylline polymorphs by atomization of supercritical antisolvent induced suspensions
Rodrigues M.A., Padrela L., Geraldes V., Santos J., Matos H.A., Azevedo E.G.
Journal Of Supercritical Fluids
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2011.05.012
Powder X-ray diffraction method for the quantification of cocrystals in the crystallization mixture
Padrela L. , Azevedo E.G., Velaga E.G.
Drug Development And Industrial Pharmacy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/03639045.2011.633263
Antibacterial activity of tigecycline micro/nanoparticles under supercritical fluids conditions
Pinheiro L., Matos A., Crespo J., Padrela L., Rodrigues M.A., Matos H.A., Castro M., Duarte A., Almeida A.J., Bettencourt A.
European Cells & Materials
Screening for pharmaceutical cocrystals using the supercritical fluid enhanced atomization process
Padrela L., Rodrigues M.A., Velaga S.P., Fernandes A.C., Matos H.A., Azevedo E.G.
Journal Of Supercritical Fluids
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2010.01.010
Anti-solvent effect in the production of lysozyme nanoparticles by supercritical fluid-assisted atomization processes
Rodrigues M.A., Li J., Padrela L., Almeida A., Matos H.A., Azevedo E.G.
Journal Of Supercritical Fluids
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2008.06.006
Formation of indomethacin-saccharin cocrystals using supercritical fluid technology
Padrela L., Rodrigues M.A., Velaga S.P., Matos H.A., Azevedo E.G.
European Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2009.05.010