On July 22, 2025, at a meeting of the one-time specialized academic council PhD9322 at the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Viktor KOSTIUK defended his dissertation “Development of a technology for a highly soluble form of nimesulide” for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 22 Health, specialty 226 Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy.
The dissertation research was conducted under the supervision of Vladimir Bessarabov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Industrial Pharmacy at KNUTD.
The one-time specialized academic council consisted of:
chairman – Vladyslav STRASHNYI, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Industrial Pharmacy of KNUTD;
reviewers – Olha ANDREIEVA, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Biotechnology, Leather and Fur of KNUTD, and Olena ROIK, Candidate of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Industrial Pharmacy of KNUTD;
opponents: Bohdan BURLAKA, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Drug Technology of Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University; and Oleksandr HRYTSENKO, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Chemical Technology of Plastics Processing of Lviv Polytechnic National University.
The dissertation of Viktor KOSTIUK, devoted to the development of a technology for a highly soluble form of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory active pharmaceutical ingredient nimesulide, is notable for its high level of relevance, clear scientific focus, and practical significance. The applicant has developed various technologies for solid dispersed systems of nimesulide using a wide range of polymer carriers, surfactants, and auxiliary components in accordance with the principles of “green chemistry”. The use of a complex of modern technological solutions has made it possible to significantly increase the solubility of nimesulide in aqueous media, which opens up prospects for increasing its bioavailability and pharmacological efficacy.
The technologies developed in this work can be implemented in modern pharmaceutical production facilities with the aim of expanding the technological base for the creation and launch on the pharmaceutical market of new highly effective anti-inflammatory drugs based on nimesulide with improved bioavailability.
By open vote, the members of the ad hoc specialized academic council PhD9322 unanimously decided to award Viktor KOSTIUK the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 22 Health, specialty 226 Pharmacy and industrial pharmacy. We sincerely thank all members of the Academic Council for their professional assessments and positive reviews of the dissertation.
On September 5, 2025, Professor, Doctor of Economics, Acting Rector of KNUTD Oleksandra OLSHANSKA officially presented Viktor KOSTIUK with a diploma awarding him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
The staff of the Department of Industrial Pharmacy at KNUTD sincerely congratulates Viktor on his successful defense and receipt of his Doctor of Philosophy degree. We wish him inexhaustible inspiration, new scientific achievements, professional growth, and the realization of all his plans. May the knowledge and experience he has gained become a reliable foundation for further victories in scientific and practical activities. We also congratulate Viktor's scientific advisor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Volodymyr BESSARABOV, under whose professional guidance this dissertation was successfully prepared.
12.09.2025
