Dr. Sam Raney is the Associate Director for Science and Chief Scientific Advisor in the FDA’s Office of Research and Standards and Office of Generic Drugs, where he oversees the research portfolio of FDA’s generic drug research program. He has over 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical drug development, specializing in topical and transdermal products, and producing numerous research manuscripts, review articles, book chapters and patents. He has been a researcher and adjunct professor within academia, a principal or sub investigator on over 400 pharmaceutical product studies, held senior management roles in industry, served on multiple expert committees and panels for the U.S. Pharmacopeia, and is frequently invited to speak at scientific meetings around the world. Dr. Raney holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of British Columbia in Canada.