Dr. Mak Jawadekar is currently an independent Pharma Professional. He worked at Pfizer Inc. based in Groton-New London Connecticut for 28 consecutive years including as a Director, Portfolio Management. During his career at Pfizer, he was responsible for Drug Delivery Technology Assessment function involving external ‘Drug Delivery’ technologies. Dr. Jawadekar has extensive experience in creating and cultivating external partnerships and alliances for drug delivery technologies. He began his professional career at Pfizer Central Research in early 1982, after having completed his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics at the University of Minnesota. He was honored with an honorary D.Sc. degree by DYP Mumbai University, recommended by the President of India in Feb 2011.