Biologics and Biosimilars

K Aftab, PhD, Pharmacologist, graduated from Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Pakistan in 1995. He worked for pharmaceuticals industry as Quality Control & Quality Assurance Professional and was actively involved in research & development of pharmaceutical preparations. He has worked in few medical & dental colleges & universities as Assistant, Associate and became Full Professor of Pharmacology in 2005 and also worked as Visiting Professor in different universities & research institutions. From 2009-2011, he worked in KSA as a Full Professor of Pharmacology. Now, he has published more than 35 papers in scientific journals of international repute and presented many lectures & poster presentations throughout the world; most awards to him were for the science and technology success. He was involved in drug discovery and the scientific evaluation of traditional remedies used in different disorders. His group has developed expertise in a wide range of activities and made valuable contributions on medicinal value of plants by providing pharmacological basis for their usefulness as antihypertensive, cardio-tonic, laxative, antispasmodic

and anti-diarrheal. In recent years, he focused on the biodiversity & pharmacological activities of marine organisms.