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What a fun inaugural lecture! 15 years of science with my brilliant students & postdocs. One thing became clear: from implants to gene delivery, everything transforms. And dissolution science still fills gaps cell assays can't. Stay curious! #TheWackerLab #DDD #KULeuven

Big congrats to Namrata to her paper being accepted by #IntJPharm! How important is the diffusion boundary layer for liposomal release in the real world? This work points at a new mechanism affecting release. Looking forward to share the work once it's available online!

Labour Day = a reminder: science is not routine work. It’s questioning assumptions, failing forward, and building new models of reality. Grateful to do this at KU Leuven with a team pushing drug delivery forward 🔬⚡ #TheWackerLab #LabourDay #Nanomedicine #PhDLife

Happy Easter from #TheWackerLab 🐣🌸 Science doesn’t stop — from drug delivery to biomolecular transformation, let us keep pushing to understand, predict & optimize 🔬⚡ Recharge, stay curious, and enjoy the break! #Easter #Nanomedicine #KULeuven (Image created with DALL-E)

Nanomedicine meets patient reality 👇 Cornilă et al. present orodispersible tablets delivering nanoparticles for paediatric patients: simple, smart, impactful. Great work in EJPB 📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb… #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine (Image created by OpenAI DALL-E)

Unexpected visitor at my new home #KULeuven! 10 years after a winter school in Maringá , Andrea Diniz and I meet again — this time at the #DDDlab. Science connects people across continents and years. Treasure those friendships. #TheWackerLab #ScienceUnited #MoreThanDissolution

As Editorial Board Member of the European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, I love seeing work that challenges conventional release testing. Read at 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps… Key idea: Release in the eye is not just dissolution! (Illustration created with OpenAI DALL-E)

Happy CNY 2026 from #TheWackerLab 🎉 My head is in grants, data & drug delivery already — but a piece of my heart is at crowded family dinners and festive tables. A little nostalgic tonight at my first #NewYear back from SG. Warm wishes to all! ✨ #KULeuven #TeamDDD #FestiveMoods

Good morning, science enthusiasts ☀️ About to give my invited talk at the Two-Day International Conference at Indira University. Looking forward to discussing biomolecular transformation of complex injectables! #KULeuven #MoreThanDissolution

📢 Faculty opening in Drug Delivery at KU Leuven Looking for experienced postdocs ready for independence. Work with Guy Van den Mooter, Pieter Annaert & me. Focus: drug delivery, biologics, new tech — agenda-shaping role, not a plug-in hire. 🔗 kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs…

New in EJPB: Infant formula as an enabling formulation for paediatric drugs 🍼 Clofazimine shows ~2.5× higher oral bioavailability in rats & piglets when co-administered with formula. Mechanistic + translational + practical. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb… #DrugDelivery #Paediatrics

Last day at NUS! Tomorrow I start at a new chapter at KU Leuven! Also stumbled ~6 months late into the trend of letting ChatGPT design your own action figure. My “magic ball” is a nanoparticle. Of course. Dissolution science in gene delivery? We love the misfits. Follow us!

How reliably can we predict the performance of depot injectables? Their months-long release depends on formulation & tissue physiology. Proud to share that Jeslyn Low just passed her 2nd qualifying exam — a big PhD milestone! 🎉 #TheWackerLab #DrugDelivery #PhDLife #LAI

From sunny Singapore to Leuven ❄️ A new academic home at Campus Gasthuisberg. I miss my team and friends, but I’m grateful for a warm welcome and an inspiring scientific community. Looking forward to relaunching the research after Christmas. 🎄 #AcademicLife #KULeuven

Measuring phospholipid release from LNPs... that's going much further than dissolution science - that's measuring biomolecular transformation. Congrats to Phyo on a awesome QE2 defense today! She accepted the challenge of a tough topic and delivered an awesome talk. Well done!

One more sprint before I join KU Leuven as Professor for Biopharmaceutics. Grateful for the trust and excited to build on 600+ years of scientific tradition. Thanks to Singapore & NUS for an unforgettable journey. Here’s to shaping the future of dissolution science #TheWackerLab

Thrilled to announce that Tianqi's work on nanoassemblies of PEN-FFW was accepted by the Journal of Controlled Release! Stay tuned, we will highlight when the paper reaches production. Huge thx to our amazing team, collaborators, and friends! #Accepted #JCR #TheWackerLab #Corbion

Today we say goodbye to Steffi from Ulli Massing’s group (Freiburg) 🇩🇪 She joined #TheWackerLab for release experiments and brought great energy! Likely our last German visitor at NUS before the next big chapter begins. Safe travels, Steffi! ✈️ #MoreThanDissolution #TheWackerLab

Happy Deepavali! ✨ Celebrating great science, great work & bright collaborations. Let’s keep lighting the way to #BrighterScience. #TheWackerLab #MoreThanDissolution (Source: Image created with Gemini)

Today, we say goodbye to Mattes after his short but memorable stay at #TheWackerLab. Thanks for working, playing & celebrating with us—part of our community now. All the best for the future! #Collaboration #TheWackerLab #MoreThanDissolution