Juan M. IRACHE is Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Navarra. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Galenics in the University of Paris South (1992-1993) and Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences Universitaire) at the University of Rouen in France (1993-1996). His research is focused on the design and evaluation of nanocarriers (e.g., polymer nanoparticles, SNEDDS, protein nanodevices) for (i) the delivery of drugs, actives and biomacromolecules through biological barriers, and (ii) the development of new mucosal adjuvants for vaccination and immunotherapy.