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# Keeping Pace® with Pharma

Topics Clinical Trial Materials Facilities FDA Formulation Hazard Communication Laboratory Oral Delivery Product Stewardship Q&A Regulatory & Compliance

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## David Barnes

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Dave has a degree in pharmacy and a Ph.D. from The School of Pharmacy, U. of London (“The Square”). He has over thirty years of pharmaceutical product development experience, first with Pfizer in the UK, later with Pfizer in the USA and for the past 14 years as co-founder and Chief Scientist at Velesco Pharma Services. Velesco’s experience with liquid and semi-solid products has provided insights into the development of suspension formulations and the changes that occur as the compound progresses towards the marketplace. In 2021 Velesco became a part of the Pace® Life Sciences laboratory network. Dave is now Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Pace® Life Sciences in Wixom, MI.

[Clinical Trial Materials,](https://blog.pacelabs.com/keeping-pace-with-pharma/tag/clinical-trial-materials) [Oral Delivery,](https://blog.pacelabs.com/keeping-pace-with-pharma/tag/oral-delivery) [Formulation,](https://blog.pacelabs.com/keeping-pace-with-pharma/tag/formulation) [Q&A](https://blog.pacelabs.com/keeping-pace-with-pharma/tag/qa)

### [Drug Formulation: Suspension Q&A](https://blog.pacelabs.com/keeping-pace-with-pharma/drug-formulation-suspension-qa)

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[Clinical Trial Materials,](https://blog.pacelabs.com/keeping-pace-with-pharma/tag/clinical-trial-materials) [Formulation,](https://blog.pacelabs.com/keeping-pace-with-pharma/tag/formulation) [Q&A](https://blog.pacelabs.com/keeping-pace-with-pharma/tag/qa)

### [Drug Formulation: Lipophilic Compound Q&A](https://blog.pacelabs.com/keeping-pace-with-pharma/drug-formulation-lipophilic_qa)

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