Prior to joining Depomed in 2000, Sui Yuen Eddie Hou, PhD, was Group Leader, Formulation and Product Development at Penederm and Bertek Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Mylan Laboratories. Before Penederm, he held technical and managerial positions at Advanced Polymer Systems.

Dr. Hou obtained his BS in Pharmacy and PhD in Pharmaceutics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and did postdoctoral research in the Department of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Hou has over 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical product development in the areas of oral controlled release and topical dermatological products and has contributed to the development of six marketed drug products. He was a co-investigator for an NIH Small Business Innovation Research grant. He also serves as an adjunct professor of pharmacy at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.