As former Director of R&D in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr E. Nieves led the development of many drugs available in the U.S market today. He has been a key participant in the technology transfer and NDA filling processes of new drugs. He is an active chemist and pharmacist, and a member of various professional chemical and pharmaceutical organizations. He initiated research in nanosystems at the College of Pharmacy at Nova Southeastern University which has produced some patents in three years and has stimulated student research in this field. Dr. Nieves‘s research interests include the application of nanotechnology in the development of novel molecular carrier systems and new drug design. He developed a linear miniaturization method for efficient technology transfer which he currently uses in drug development.