Rui Churro earned his PhD degree (Cum Laude) in the field of Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering at Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto in 2020 with a thesis dedicated to heterogeneous catalysis. In 2020, he joined Hovione as a Drug Product Development Scientist, having been involved in drug product and drug product intermediate process development from early stage through commercial scale. In 2022, he has been leading process development and internal R&D projects in the respiratory field, focusing on spray drying, capsule filling, and formulation strategies for the Inhalation and Advanced Drug Delivery group as a Senior Scientist. Recently, since 2025, he has been responsible for leading the Drug Product development team of the Inhalation and Advanced Drug Delivery group at Hovione, which focuses on the development of formulations, processes and devices for nasal and inhalation products.
