Professor Ruth Duncan: a pioneer in the field of polymer therapeutics

This special issue of the Journal of Drug Targeting marks the past, and the continuing contribution of Ruth Duncan to the field of drug delivery, more specifically the branch termed ‘Polymer Therapeutics’. The three of us have witnessed, for more than 20 years, Ruth’s never-ending enthusiasm and persistence in many different interdisciplinary arenas under this banner, and the immense scientific contribution to the field of drug delivery this vision (and tenacity) has generated. It has been a pleasure for us to edit this special issue, which pays tribute to her outstanding achievements within the context of the Journal of Drug Targeting’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2017.