Dr. Neal Davies is an outstanding researcher, administrator, teacher, pharmacist and pharmaceutical scientist. He is an international renowned in drug investigations from discovery to patient recovery. His research has yielded > 500 publications. He is also a dedicated administrator having been Dean of two U15 Pharmacy Faculties at the Universities of Manitoba and Alberta. Dr. Davies was the founder of Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) which lead to the successful establishment of the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative. (CCDI). He has distinguished performance in the academic health sciences in Canada and published five books involving pharmacokinetics to the history of pharmacy. Dr. Davies has been faithfully dedicated to the advancement of the Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences for several decades and is now its President.