EDITORIAL SECTIONS

Frauke Schuurkamp has 12 years of experience delivering HFE services to the medical and pharmaceutical industries. Schuurkamp conducts HFE workshops, advises on HFE strategies, leads research and analysis activities and develops key deliverables to support FDA and international regulatory submissions. Schuurkamp holds a bachelor’s degree in applied psychology and a master’s degree in human factors psychology. 

Lisanne de Vogel has 7+ years of experience delivering HFE services to the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Lisanne leads and oversees human factors research activities, such as usability testing, and helps clients develop key HFE documents for their (international) regulatory submissions, as well as advising them on how to apply HFE during product development to meet regulators' expectations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication Science and a master’s degree in Applied Cognitive Psychology. 

Sushil Y. Raut Assistant Professor and Head of Research Promotion Cell, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune. He has over 12 years of teaching and research experience. He has more than 25 research and review publications. He filed 3 Indian patents and over 20 national as well as international presentations in his credits. He is recipient of international research mobility fellowship and other prestigious awards.

Tanaji D. Nandgude, Associate Professor, Dr. D. Y. Patil institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune. He has 15 years of experience in teaching and research in pharmacy. He has more than 50 research/review papers, more than 60 research paper presentations, 5 book publications and granted projects to his credit. He is recipient of “Young Researcher Award”.

Simona Lambertini is a senior global clinical research leader with nearly 20 years of experience in international clinical development, research strategy and stakeholder engagement. She has led complex multicountry programs across Europe, North America and the Middle East, collaborating with pharma, biotech and research institutions across high-complexity therapeutic areas.

Rajesh Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kerala University of Health Sciences, India. He has been teaching Diploma, Bachelor, and Doctor of Pharmacy students for several years and is actively involved in research. He has authored more than 19 papers and is a reviewer for Bentham Science Publishers. His research includes applying the principles of pharmaceutical sciences, omics technologies, computational biology, and bioinformatics in the broad areas of cancer research, ethnopharmacology, drug delivery, targeting, and formulations.

Seetha Harilal is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Kerala University of Health Sciences, India. She has several years of experience in teaching Diploma, Bachelor, and Doctor of Pharmacy students and is actively pursuing research. She has authored more than 22 papers and is a manuscript reviewer for Bentham Science Publishers, Frontiers in Public Health, Frontiers in Medicine, and Archives of Medical Research (Elsevier). Her research includes the diverse areas of pharmacology and therapeutics, phytopharmaceuticals, cancer research, neurological disorders, and the application of omics technologies, computational pharmacology, and bioinformatics.

With over 15 years of experience, Aarti brings deep expertise across pharmaceutical contract research services and technology‑enabled drug discovery and development. She leads the Contract Research Services program, covering peripheral and ancillary service segments such as tech vendors, eClinical solution providers, central labs, and related ecosystems. Her strengths span market intelligence, forecasting, competitive benchmarking, and strategic opportunity assessment as well as growth advisory services, that consistently support executive decision‑making for global clients. She is  regarded as a trusted growth expert, and is adept in supporting stakeholders navigate industry disruption, accelerate innovation, and seize transformative opportunities across the rapidly evolving Contract Services Landscape.