Session 201 - Combination Products Enhance Product Quality by Overcoming the Challenges in Loading Drugs into Embolic Beads: Overview: embolic beads and drug characteristics The challenges of loading hydrophobic drugs and their effects on product performance Product characterization Factors to consider for improving product performance Dr. Hind Goreish is the Managing Director of Knowledge Excellence UK Ltd., a Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy and Training Company offering both Blended and E-learning Solutions. Hind provides scientific and regulatory consultancy to the medical devices sector. She has over than 13 years working experience in drug delivery product development, quality control, and cGMP manufacturing environments within the highly regulated medical devices, biotechnology and diagnostics industries. Hind has worked for Biocompatibles UK Ltd., Lonza Biologics, Centocor and The Laboratory of The Government Chemist. Consistent success in; new product development, preparation of regulatory documentations, solving a diversity of technical problems leading to increase in business IP portfolio, publications and huge cost savings. Hind is also a registered BSI Lead Auditor for the ISO 9001Quality management Systems Standards.