Per Backman (Emmace, Sweden)
Dr Bäckman earned a PhD in Thermochemistry from the University of Lund in 1991 and joined Astra Draco in Lund in 1995 following post-doctoral positions at University of Virginia and University of Lund. From 1995 to 2006, Dr Bäckman held several positions within Astra Draco/AstraZeneca in Lund, mainly focusing on the interface between preclinical and clinical development of inhaled medicines. In 2006, he joined Novo Nordisk A/S in Denmark as head of department for inhalation product characterization. Between 2011 and 2016, Dr Bäckman was Principal Scientist at AstraZeneca in Mölndal, Sweden, focusing mainly on research activities related to developing and implementing models that integrate deposition, clearance, dissolution, uptake and systemic disposition of orally inhaled products. In 2016, Dr Bäckman joined Mylan Pharma UK to lead the development of inhalation biopharmaceutics. Dr Bäckman is currently the co-chair of the PQRI sponsored working group responsible for the development of the inhalation biopharmaceutical classification system (iBCS). As from May 1, 2018, Dr Bäckman is responsible for Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutical Modelling (PBBM) at Emmace Consulting AB, Sweden and also the owner and main adviser at Per Backman Consulting AB, Sweden.
