Dr. Giancaspro is the Vice President, Science—Dietary Supplements, and Herbal Medicines at U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP). His department provides staff support to Expert Committees responsible for setting USP’s standards for dietary supplements and herbal medicines.
Previously, he was the Director for Dietary Supplements in the Documentary Standards Division at USP responsible for the development of monographs and general chapters for botanical and non-botanical dietary supplements, safety evaluations, performance standards, and the publication of the USP Dietary Supplements Compendium.

Dr. Giancaspro’s has teaching and research experience in medicinal chemistry, drug analysis, and drug stability. He also has extensive industrial experience as the former Technical Director of several pharmaceutical companies with focus on herbal medicines and oncological drugs.

Dr. Giancaspro holds a Pharmacist degree and a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences (medicinal chemistry) from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.