Shape of Innovation: Extrusion Technologies for a Wide Range of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms

Tony Listro is Vice President, Technology of Foster Delivery Science, Inc., a CDMO focused on novel drug delivery dosage forms based on polymer processing technologies. He is responsible for the continued research and development of new melt extrusion technologies as well as guiding Foster’s team of engineers and scientists in the contract development and manufacturing of specific formulations and dosage forms for clients in the pharmaceutical industry. Tony is an expert in the areas of polymer materials and polymer processing. He has worked on blending active pharmaceutical ingredients with polymers for various drug delivery applications including oral and implantable dosage forms for more than 15 years. Tony holds both a BS and MS in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, MA, and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. He holds two issued US patents and has authored and/or co-authored 20 publications. Tony is a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Controlled Release Society, and AAPS.