Dr. Andreas Vitsos

Dr Andreas N. Vitsos is an Adjunct Faculty Member at UNIC Athens and a pharmacist and researcher with academic and professional experience spanning pharmaceutical technology, dermatopharmacology, cosmetology, wound healing, community pharmacy, and pharmaceutical innovation. He currently teaches undergraduate laboratory courses in Physical Chemistry and Physical Pharmacy at the University of Nicosia. He also serves as an Appointed Teaching Staff Member at the Department of Pharmacy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), where he teaches Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Sector and contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

He holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from NKUA, an MSc in Industrial Pharmacy from the same university, and a First-Level University Master in Biostatistics from the Universita degli Studi di Padova. His doctoral research focused on skin wound healing and the preclinical and clinical evaluation of formulations containing Ceratothoa oestroides and Pycnogenol™ extracts.

Dr Vitsos is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at both NKUA and the Ionian University. His research at NKUA focuses on novel pharmacological and pharmaceutical technology approaches to skin wound healing, while his research at the Ionian University explores the development and optimisation of sunscreen filters using Artificial Intelligence and multi-criteria decision analysis. His broader research interests include dermatopharmacology, cosmetology, topical drug delivery, experimental models of skin disease, cutaneous carcinogenesis, wound healing, sunscreen science, community pharmacy services, and pharmaceutical innovation. He has authored or co-authored more than 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications and has presented his work at numerous national and international scientific conferences.

His research activities include preclinical and clinical studies in skin disorders, experimental models of wound healing and skin carcinogenesis, topical formulation development, and the evaluation of cosmetic and dermatopharmaceutical products. He has also conducted studies in skin disorders, experimental models of wound healing and skin carcinogenesis, and topical formulation development. He has contributed to research activities conducted under ISO 17025, ISO 9001 and Good Laboratory Practice standards.

Alongside his academic activities, Dr Vitsos has extensive experience in community pharmacy and professional pharmaceutical organisations. He is Scientific Affairs Officer and Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association, and Technical Advisor to the Greek delegation of the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU). He also serves on the Board of the Institute for Pharmaceutical Research (IFEE).

His professional and academic activities bridge research, teaching, community pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical policy, innovation, and the translation of scientific evidence into healthcare and pharmaceutical practice.