Biography

About the Instructor

Larissa Tescaro Faria de Paula is a Research and Development leader with more than 13 years of hands-on, global industry experience in product development across pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, and consumer health products. Her expertise covers the full product lifecycle — from early formulation and analytical development to scale-up, technology transfer, regulatory readiness, and market launch.

Having worked in Brazil, Europe, and North America–regulated markets, Larissa brings deep, real-world understanding of FDA, ICH, ANVISA, and EU regulatory expectations. She has led the development of a wide range of dosage forms, including injectables, lyophilized products, soft gels, tablets, capsules, liquids, sprays, and suspensions, making her courses highly practical and directly applicable to industry roles.

At PharmaCores, Larissa’s courses are designed to bridge the gap between academic formulation knowledge and industrial product development reality, showing learners how real decisions are made under regulatory, quality, cost, and timeline constraints.

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Education

• MBA in Pharmaceutical Industrial Management
  Faculdade Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, São Paulo, Brazil

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Professional Experience

• Research & Development Lead
  Biocol Pharma, Lisbon – Portugal
  (2024 – Present)
  Leading dietary supplement R&D for EU and USA markets, supporting FDA audits, SOP implementation, formulation optimization, and quality decision-making.

• R&D Supervisor – Nutraceuticals
  Prati Donaduzzi, Brazil
  (2021 – 2024)
  Managing analytical, formulation, and documentation teams; leading product launches for the North American market; acting as focal point for FDA and ANVISA audits.

• Senior R&D Formulation Analyst – Pharmaceutical Innovation & Technology
  Eurofarma, Brazil
  (2018 – 2021)

• R&D Formulation Analyst – Pharmaceutical Portfolio Technology
  Eurofarma, Brazil
  (2017 – 2018)

• R&D Researcher (Galenic Development)
  EMS Pharmaceuticals (NC Group), Brazil
  (2015 – 2017)

• R&D Analyst / Apprentice – Consumer Science
  Reckitt Benckiser, Brazil (Global Team)
  (2011 – 2014)

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Areas of Expertise

• Pharmaceutical & Dietary Supplement Product Development

• FDA, ICH, ANVISA & EU Regulatory Compliance

• Solid, Liquid, Semi-Solid, Injectable & Lyophilized Dosage Forms

• Scale-Up, Validation & Technology Transfer

• Stability Studies & Risk Assessment

• Analytical & Quality Integration in R&D

• Cross-Functional Leadership & R&D Team Management

• Global Product Launch & Audit Readiness

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Academic & Industry Contributions

• Leader of multiple FDA- and ANVISA-approved product developments

• Representative in FDA audit committees for EU and USA markets

• Contributor to innovation projects from concept to commercialization

• Mentor and supervisor of multidisciplinary R&D teams

Courses