Richard Guy received an M.A. in Chemistry from Oxford University, and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of London. He has held academic posts at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Geneva. In 2004, he joined the University of Bath as Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and was Head of the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology from 2006 to 2008; he currently fulfils the broader role of University Research Advisor. Dr. Guy's principal achievements have been made in the areas of skin barrier function characterization, transdermal drug delivery, enhancement of percutaneous absorption, iontophoresis, noninvasive biosensing of blood glucose and other analytes, and the prediction and assessment of skin penetration and topical bioavailability. Dr. Guy has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles and over 70 book chapters. He has co-authored one book and co-edited 7 others. He is also co-inventor of 10 patents. Dr. Guy serves on the editorial advisory boards of several journals, and was President of the Controlled Release Society in 2000-01. Dr. Guy is a consultant and scientific advisor to several companies in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and biotechnology industries. Dr. Guy is an elected fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Great Britain, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Specialties: skin barrier function characterization; transdermal drug delivery; enhancement of percutaneous absorption; iontophoresis; noninvasive biosensing of blood glucose and other analytes; ;the prediction and assessment of skin penetration and topical bioavailability