In 2011 we hosted a one-day event focusing on emerging technologies and practices in freeze drying, and due to its success we are organising more for 2012.
2012′s first event will be located in Stirling, Scotland at the Stirling Innovation Park, 3rd April 2012.
10:00 Registrations and coffee
10:30 Welcome
10:40 The Use of Freeze Drying Microscopy to Identify Critical Formulation Parameters – Dr Kevin Ward, BTL
11:10 Moisture Mapping of a Freeze Dryer – Isobel Cook, BTL
11:40 New Technologies in Containers and Closures for Freeze Drying – Gavin Crauford-Taylor, Adelphi Healthcare Packaging
12:10 Lunch ( buffet lunch provided )
13:00 Enhanced Process / Product Understanding in Freeze Drying by using MTM and Nucleation Control – Dr Margit Gieseler, Gilyos
13:30 Case studies with SMART Comparison of Cycles using traditional and SMART technology – Dr Moira Elliott, CRUK(Uni of Strathclyde)
14:00 Close
This event is free to attend, but please note registration is required.
Dr Margit Gieseler from Gilyos. Dr. Margit Gieseler received her doctorate at the chair of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Wurzburg. Afterward she joined Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma’s Department of Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Since 2010, Dr. Gieseler has worked as Managing Director at Gilyos in Wuerzburg, a research orientated contract service provider for industry in the field of pharmaceutical freeze drying.
Dr Moira Elliot from the University of Strathclyde. Dr Moira Elliott is a pharmacist having obtained her PhD from the University of Strathclyde in 1996. She has been in post as Assistant Director of the Cancer Research UK Formulation Unit at the University of Strathlcyde since 1998. The Formulation Unit carries out analytical and formulation research and development on putative small molecule anti-cancer therapeutics and diagnostics leading to medicinal product manufacture, with a specialty in production of small volume parenterals. The Unit is MHRA licenced for GMP production and analysis of investigational medicinal products, and Dr Elliott is named as one of the Unit’s Qualified Persons.
Gavin Crauford-Taylor from Adelphi Healthcare Packaging. Gavin has been working in primary pharmaceutical packaging and dispensing systems for over 15 years. Adelphi are specialists in container and closures for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic industries and Gavin has a great deal of knowledge and experience of projects involving freeze drying, working closely with drug development, research and diagnostic companies of all sizes to help them to understand the importance of selecting the optimum container / closure system for their product.
Dr Kevin Ward from BTL. Kevin graduated in Applied Chemistry and has been in freeze-drying since 1993 when he undertook a Ph.D. studying the freeze-drying of pharmaceutical formulations and drug/vaccine delivery systems. Kevin then worked at Pfizer Central Research in Sandwich, UK, and as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in vaccine development at Aston University before joining BTL. As Director of R&D Kevin leads the collaborative research activity and oversees the delivery of client research projects. Kevin is also chair of the PHSS Freeze-Drying Special Interest Group, an international working group that produces monographs on practical aspects of freeze-drying technology.
Isobel Cook from BTL. As Principal Scientist Isobel is responsible for BTL’s internal and joint research projects in freeze drying technology involving cycle development, formulation development and product development. Isobel has experience in a wide range of materials including mammalian material, collagen scaffolds, diagnostics, probiotics and pharmaceutical formulations. Isobel presents BTL’s new developments at many industry conferences and became the fourth recipient of the Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group’s (JPAG) Conference Analytical Science Award at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in 2009.
Some of the presentations from 2011′s event are available online – start here with Dr Ward’s lecture on freeze-drying microscopy.