Robert B Raffa

Dr. Raffa is Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, and Professor Emeritus at Temple University School of Pharmacy, with master's degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Toxicology, and a doctorate in Pharmacology. He wa a Research Fellow on the Scientific Ladder and Team Co-Leader for analgesics drug discovery in the CNS Group at Johnson & Johnson. He cofounded CaRafe Drug Innovation and Enalare Therapeutics, serving as the CSO of Neumentum Inc., and Advantx Pharmaceuticals, companies dedicated to developing non-opioid analgesics and treatment of overdoses. He is the co-holder of several patents, some on tramadol plus acetaminophen. He has published over 400 papers and pharmacological books. He is Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pain Research, and past president of the Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society of ASPET. He lectures and consults worldwide on pain pathways, analgesics, and novel sigma receptor/chaperone compounds, and a novel (BK channel) respiratory stimulant.