This document contains the curriculum vitae of Melpomeni Bounartzi. It details her educational background including a Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Technology and BSc in Pharmacy. Her professional experience includes various roles in research and development, quality control, and production at the Military Pharmaceutical Laboratories from 2010 to 2015. She has publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented her work at several international conferences. Her areas of interest and skills include hot melt extrusion, controlled release formulations, HPLC, and hospital pharmacy.

1. MELPOMENI BOUNARTZI, MSc
Date of birth: 04/ 10 / 1981
Panormou 9, 17124 Nea Smyrni, Athens
Phone: +30 2121008536, +30 6942828421
E-mail: mbounartzi@gmail.com
Marital status: Married
EDUCATION
2008-2010 Master of Science MSc «Pharmaceutical Technology», School of
Pharmacy, Aristoteleian University of Thessaloniki Degree:
Excellent (9.16)
2006 Licensed to practice the pharmaceutical profession (March 2006)
2005 Graduate “Military School of Combat Support Officers” as
Pharmacist,Second Lieutenant (10/2005)
2001-2005 BSc Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Aristoteleian University of
Thessaloniki. Degree: Very Good (7.33).
1999 Graduate 1st High school of Lamia, Degree: Excellent
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
10/2014-03/2015 Head of Research and Development Department at the Military
Pharmaceutical Laboratories.
06/2014-09/2014 Supervisor of Quality Contol Department at the Military
Pharmaceutical Laboratories.
04/2012-06/2014 Head of Research and Development Department at the Military
Pharmaceutical Laboratories.
08/2010-12/2010 Manager at the Military Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Production
Department.
04/2008-12/2008 Consultant Pharmacist and trainee of young pharmacists at Military
Pharmacy of Thessaloniki.
12/2006-03/2008 Served as director of the Pharmaceutical Department at 496 Military
Hospital of Didymoteichon
05/2006-11/2006 Served in the Military Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Quality Control
Department.
11/2005-04/2006 Served in the Pharmaceutical Department of 417 Military Hospital of
Athens
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2. 07/2005-10/2005 Served in the Military Pharmacy of Athens
10/2004-12/2004 and
04/2005-06/2005 Internship in Military Pharmacy of Thessaloniki
07/2004-09/2004 and
Internship in the Pharmaceutical Department of 424 Military
Hospital of Thessaloniki
01/2005-03/2005 Internship in the Pharmaceutical Department of University General
Hospital of Thessaloniki “AHEPA”
CONGRESSES - SEMINARS
09/2013 5th
BBBB International Conference - Athens
06/2013 16th Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Congress, Athens
10/2012 Colorcon Coating School, Bologna
06/2012 Thermal Analysis Applications and FTIR News by PerkinElmer, Athens
10/2010 International GMP Education Course covering the following subjects: EU-
GMP Compliance for Cleanrooms, Operation Theatres, Laboratories,
Qualification, Validation (contents of the course: Fundamentals of
Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Cleanroom Technology, European Regulations,
GMP Compliance and Corresponding ISO Standards, ISO Standards for
Pharmaceutical Cleanrooms, A Tool for Implementing Regulatory
Requirements, Construction and Development
04/2010 Presentation in the 3rd
Forum of Scientific Group of Young Pharmacists
concerning “The role of the Hospital Pharmacist”, Athens.
10/2009 6th
International Conference on Instrumental Methods of Analysis – Modern
Trends and Applications (IMA 2009)
05/2005 12th Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Congress, Athens
11/2004 20th
Medical Conference of Hellenic Armed Forces, Thessaloniki
OTHERS
 Member of Panhellenic Union of Pharmacists
 Member of Scientific Group of Young Pharmacists
PUBLICATIONS
Effect of plasticiser type on the hot melt extrusion of venlafaxine hydrochloride
Melina Bounartzi1
, Athanasia Panagopoulou1
, Nikolaos Kantiranis2
, Stavros Malamataris1
and
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3. Ioannis Nikolakakis1,*
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2014, 66, 2, 297-308
Pharmacokinetics of the citrus flavanone aglycones hesperetin and naringenin after single oral
administration in human subjects
FI Kanaze, MI Bounartzi, M Georgarakis and I Niopas
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2007,61, 472-477
A validated HPLC determination of the ?avone aglycone diosmetin in human plasma
Feras Imad Kanaze, Melpomeni I. Bounartzi, Ioannis Niopas
Biomedical Chromatography, 2004, 18, 800-804
REWARDS AND DISCRIMINATIONS
09/2013 Presentation of poster containing the results of Postgraduate Diploma in “5th
BBBB International Conference” titled “Preparation of micro-cylinders of
venlafaxine hydrochloride, using hot melt extrusion”. (poster presentation)
11/2011 Bounartzi Melpomeni, Nikolakakis Ioannis, Markopoulou Catherine,
Kachrimanis Kyriakos and Malamataris Stavros
Comparison of the dissolution profile between hot melt extruded tablets and
directly compressed tablets of venlafaxine hydrochloride. The 15th
Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Conference. (oral presentation).
10/2009 Bounartzi Melpomeni, Catherine K. Markopoulou, Karasavaidis Grigorios,
Tsiapranta Angelina, John E. Koundourellis
Determination of Triplicate Mixtures by a Double Divisor Ratio Spectra
Derivative Method. I.M.A 2009. The 6th
International Conference on
Instrumental Methods and Analysis. (poster presentation)
SPECIAL SKILLS
 High Performance Liquid Chromatography, HPLC
 Infrared Streptoscopy, IR
 UV-Vis Streptoscopy
 Differentiation of spectral ratios
 Thin Layer Chromatography, TLC
 Hot Melt Extrusion, HME
 Differential Scanning Calorimetry, DSC
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English (Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Cambridge).
German (Mittelstuffe Deutsch)
French (Diplome d’ etudes en langue francaises, 1er degree – D.E.L.F.)
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Microsoft office
AREAS OF WORK AND INTEREST
 Research and Development in a pharmaceutical company
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4.  Extended and controled released formulations
 Hot melt extrusion
 Crystallography
 Coating of Pharmaceutical Formulations
 Hospital Pharmacy
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