Papageorgiou Spyros

CV ENGLISH SPYROS PAPAGEORGIOU

Spyros Papageorgiou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the University of West Attica with the subject “Chemistry specializing in Cosmetic Science-Industrial Production of Cosmetics & Medical Devices Products”. He is a graduate of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Ioannina. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Postgraduate Master Diploma in Industrial Pharmacy from the Department of Pharmacy of the School of Health Sciences of EKPA. He is a Founding member of the Research Laboratory “Chemistry-Biochemistry-Cosmetology” (https://chembiochemcosm.uniwa.gr/). He participates in 2 postgraduate programs. He has 28 publications in international journals (Google scholar database), 357 citations and an Author h-index: 7.

He is an author and reviewer in reputable international scientific journals and author of books and laboratory notes in the Science of Cosmetics and Medical devices products. Has over 28 years of experience in research, development, manufacturing, quality control and evaluation of efficacy and safety in cosmetics and medical devices. He has been for many years Director of Production and Quality Control in cosmetics and medical devices products factories and is a Scientific Advisor to companies for the development, production, quality assurance, legislation and safety assessment of cosmetics, medical devices and dietary supplements. He has developed over 300 finished products that are circulating in Greece and Abroad. Collaborates with research institutes in Greece and abroad (NATIONAL & KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI, INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC UNIVERSITY, ELGO DIMITRA, ANDREAS SYNGROS HOSPITAL OF VENEREAL & DERMATOLOGICAL DISEASES, UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA, LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY).

His research interests are the development and production of skin care products, “cosmeceuticals”, natural, organic, baby care cosmetics, oral hygiene products, nasal care, sunscreen, biocidal products, medical devices products and dietary supplements, with innovative delivery systems of bioactive substances. The clinical study of their efficacy and toxicological safety, the study of their transdermal absorption and stability and the development of instrumental analytical methods for the determination of the active ingredients in the finished products.