Industrial & Manufacturing

Patrick Couvreur

Nanoparticle drug-delivery platforms

France · ItalyEvidence: editorial review advisedChecked July 2026

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Who is Patrick Couvreur?

Patrick Couvreur is an inventor associated with France and Italy. Their documented work in industrial & manufacturing includes Nanoparticle drug-delivery platforms, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.

Patrick Couvreur developed nanoparticle drug-delivery platforms engineered to carry therapeutics through the body and alter where and how medicines are released.

Known forNanoparticle drug-delivery platforms
FieldIndustrial & Manufacturing
Associated withFrance and Italy
Evidence reviewed3 sources
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What did Patrick Couvreur invent?

The European Patent Office names Patrick Couvreur in the finalist team for Winners of the European Inventor Award 2013 in the category Research.

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What did Patrick Couvreur accomplish?

His work made nanomedicine a practical materials-and-formulation approach for targeted drug delivery.

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What is known about Patrick Couvreur today?

A 13 March 2025 Académie des sciences report identifies Patrick Couvreur as president of its Committee for Evaluation and Open Science, providing recent public professional activity.