Eneko Larrañeta

Prof. Eneko Larrañeta holds the Chair in Pharmaceutical Materials Science at the School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, specialising in drug delivery systems and biomaterials. He earned a BSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Physical Chemistry fom the University of Navarra, where his research centred on self-assembled hydrogels. After completing his PhD in 2012, Prof. Larrañeta worked as a research fellow in nanotechnology for drug delivery before joining Queen's University Belfast in 2013 to advance microneedle technology for transdermal drug delivery. His expertise spans hydrogels, nano/microparticles, and microneedle-based systems. Currently, his research focuses on implantable systems for sustained drug release, utilising techniques like melt processing and additive manufacturing. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, edited multiple books, and contributed numerous book chapters. Prof. Larrañeta has secured funding from leading organisations and collaborated widely with pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies. He has been named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher and recognised among the top 2% of scientists in his field by Stanford University’s analysis using Scopus data. He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society for Applied Microbiology.