Professor Yvonne Perrie is the Chair in Drug Delivery within Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to this appointment, she was Professor in Drug Delivery, within Aston University, Birmingham, England (2007-2016). Yvonne has a BSc (First-Class Hons) in Pharmacy from Strathclyde University and she attained her PhD from the University of London under the supervision of Prof Gregoriadis. Yvonne’s research is multi-disciplinary and is focused on the development of drug carrier systems to facilitate the delivery of drugs and vaccines, providing practical solutions for current healthcare problems. Yvonne has published approximately 150 peer-reviewed papers, 5 patents and 4 text books. She is a Fellow of the Society of Biology, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, a member of the College of Fellows for the Controlled Release Society, and an Eminent Fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Yvonne was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in His Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List 2024 for services to pharmaceutical innovation and regulation.