MORE ABOUT DR. MATTHEWS

Richard J. Matthews, Ph.D. received a degree in Pharmacy in 1951 from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. In 1955 he received a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Pharmacology at the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia.

Dr. Matthews' career in drug development research began at the Upjohn Company where he was the head of the Neuropharmacology Department. In 1962, he started a research laboratory in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. The name of the company was Pharmakon, Inc. After four years of successful operation, Dr. Matthews sold Pharmakon, Inc. to the Union Carbide Corporation. Dr. Matthews joined Union Carbide Corporation in Sterling Forest, New York, as the Director of Pharmacology.

In 1969, Dr. Matthews re-established Pharmakon Laboratories, and in 1980 formed Pharmakon Research International. Dr. Matthews retired from Pharmakon Research International in October 1994, and now devotes his time to the development of the Strata-C® product line.

Dr. Matthews is a member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Inc., as well as the American Academy of Dermatology. He has devoted his professional life to the research and development of new drugs for the treatment of human diseases.