Dilip M. Parikh is president of the pharmaceutical technology consulting group DPharma Group Inc. in the USA. As an industrial pharmacist, Parikh has more than 40 years of industrial experience in solid dosage technologies, cGMP complaint facility planning, process engineering and manufacturing and operational management at various major pharmaceutical companies in Canada and the U.S. Prior to starting DPharma Group, he held the position of vice president of operations and technology at Synthon Pharmaceuticals in North Carolina and vice president and general manager at Atlantic Pharmaceuticals Services in Maryland. He has authored several book chapters and articles on various pharmaceutical technologies, including quality by design, continuous manufacturing, process optimization and contract manufacturing. He has been an invited speaker at scientific conferences worldwide on solid-dosage technologies development and manufacturing.