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SAE Media Group announces the return of the 7th Annual Lyophilisation Conference taking place on the 3rd and 4th June 2019, in London, UK.


Lyophilisation (or freeze drying) remains one of the most exciting and rapidly advancing technologies in the pharmaceutical industry to date. By 2020, the lyophilisation equipment market is projected to exceed 8% CAGR reaching approximately £4.4 billion. With up to a third of all FDA-approved parenterals and almost half of all injectables expected to be lyophilised in the near future, significant strides toward better standards and regulation are also anticipated to follow suit.


Despite being a relatively old process, lyophilisation continues to raise challenges in conjunction with ever changing biopharmaceutical products that carry their own set of inherent complexities. Join us along with key opinion leaders from all areas of pharmaceuticals and biologicals to explore formulation science, materials characterisation, novel and alternative technologies, mathematical modelling and regulatory updates. 


 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Aled  Jones

Aled Jones

Manufacturing Support Manager, Ipsen Biopharm Ltd.
Anthony Cannon

Anthony Cannon

Regional Director, ExM, GTO Bio/Sterile European Region, MSD
Bert Van Meervenne

Bert Van Meervenne

Senior Principal Scientist, Pfizer Manufacturing
Daryl Williams

Daryl Williams

Director of Development, Chem. Eng. Discovery, Imperial College London
Davide Fissore

Davide Fissore

Professor, Politecnico Di Torino
Geoff Smith

Geoff Smith

Professor of Pharmaceutical Process Analytical Technology, DeMontfort University
Georg Frinke

Georg Frinke

Process Engineer, Bayer AG
Kevin Ward

Kevin Ward

Director of Research and Development, BioPharma Technology
Mire  Zloh

Mire Zloh

Honorary Professor, University of Hertfordshire
Mostafa Nakach

Mostafa Nakach

Head of Pharmaceutical Engineering Group, Sanofi-Aventis R&D
Paul Barry

Paul Barry

Development Scientist, Sanofi
Paul Matejtschuk

Paul Matejtschuk

Principal Scientist & Section Head, Standardisation Science, NIBSC
Richard Denk

Richard Denk

Head Sales Containment, SKAN AG
Sune Klint  Andersen

Sune Klint Andersen

Principal Scientist Spray Drying , Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
Xiaodong Chen

Xiaodong Chen

Senior Research Investigator , Bristol-Myers Squibb

Aled Jones

Manufacturing Support Manager, Ipsen Biopharm Ltd.
Aled  Jones

Dr Aled Jones is the Manufacturing Support Manager for Ipsen Biopharm Ltd and responsible for a team of technical specialists supporting API and sterile fill finish in the manufacturing facility. Dr. Jones received his PhD in solid state physics from King’s College London and has previously worked in the chemical and aerospace industries.

Anthony Cannon

Regional Director, ExM, GTO Bio/Sterile European Region, MSD
Anthony Cannon

Tony is currently Regional Director of Global Technical Operations, External Manufacturing for Sterile Products at MSD International located in Lucerne, Switzerland. He is responsible for all technical support of sterile drug products for external manufacturing operations for the European Region. He has held various positions throughout his career in Sterile Drug Product development and manufacturing with a focus on formulation and process development of both liquid and lyophilized parenterals, final container development and optimization, medical devices and drug delivery. He has over 20 years’ in the industry with experience in biologics (plasma products, proteins, peptides, liposomes, vaccines; viral and bacterial), small molecules, nanocrystals, medical devices, reagents, nutriceuticals and cytotoxics, focused on lyophilization development and manufacturing. He has also presented on the fundamental of lyophilization, formulation, process development, thermal characterization, finished product analysis, and scale up and tech transfer at various conferences, seminars and pharmaceutical and biotech companies in North America, Europe and Asia.

Bert Van Meervenne

Senior Principal Scientist, Pfizer Manufacturing
Bert Van Meervenne

Born in 1966 in Temse (Belgium), graduated in 1989 as a Chemical Engineer with focus on Processing Techniques.
Joined Pfizer (Upjohn at that time) in 1991 and worked in aseptic production until 2017, covering formulation, autoclaving, stopper processing, filling and visual inspection, but the larger part of this period (+20 years) the main focus was on commercial lyophilization.
From 2017 on working on lyophilization in Pfizer GT&E (global technology and engineering), mostly involved in product transfers and problem solving.
 

Daryl Williams

Director of Development, Chem. Eng. Discovery, Imperial College London
Daryl Williams

Dr. Daryl R. Williams graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Physical Chemistry from University of Melbourne, Australia and a M.Sc. in Polymer Science from Lehigh University, USA before coming to Imperial College London complete his PhD. He is currently the Director of the Discovery Space and a Professor in Particle Science in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
DRW has published over 90 papers in refereed journals and been granted international 5 patents. His research interests include the surface and bulk characterisation of complex organic solids, including especially biopharmaceutics, foods, pharmaceuticals and polymers as well as their manufacture using spray drying, crystallisation, freeze drying, milling and granulation. The Surface and Particle Engineering Laboratory he leads has 4 Postdoctoral research fellows and 10 PhD students. He has invented and has led the commercialisation of two standard techniques for materials characterisation, the Dynamics Vapour Sorption (DVS) and the Inverse Gas Chromatography (IGC) methods.
 

Davide Fissore

Professor, Politecnico Di Torino
Davide Fissore

Davide Fissore is Professor of Advanced Process Control and Food Processing Technologies at Politecnico di Torino (Italy), leader of the Process System Engineering group. His research activity is mainly focused on process modelling and on the design and validation of advanced model-based tools for process monitoring and control. The field of this research comprises the freeze-drying of pharmaceutical products and foodstuffs. Prof. Fissore acted as principal investigator in several research projects granted by pharmaceutical and food companies focused on the design and optimization of batch freeze-drying processes, and on the development of model-based Process Analytical Technologies.

Geoff Smith

Professor of Pharmaceutical Process Analytical Technology, DeMontfort University
Geoff Smith

Geoff Smith is Professor of Pharmaceutical Process Analytical Technology in the Leicester School of Pharmacy at De Montfort University (UK). His research group focusses on pharmaceutical applications for impedance, dielectric and terahertz spectroscopies alongside optical techniques such as laser speckle and optical flow.
He is responsible for the development of through-vial impedance spectroscopy (TVIS) as a PAT tool for monitoring phase behaviour (ice formation and eutectics), ice interface temperatures, primary drying rates and end points. This development marks the first time that impedance spectroscopy has been used to characterize materials within conventional glass freeze-drying vials, without having to insert the electrodes into the product (i.e. the solution under-going freeze-drying). This feature of the technology sets it apart from other in-process impedance measurement systems, in which a bulky electrode assembly is inserted into the solution being freeze-dried, to provide a product-non-invasive technology.
 

Georg Frinke

Process Engineer, Bayer AG
Georg Frinke

Georg holds a degree in Engineering from the Technical University, Cologne, Germany. He is Process Engineer at Bayer Pharma (Leverkusen) and responsible for the technical operation of the Parenteral production in Leverkusen. Previously, he worked as Process Engineer for the R&D Facility F2P2 (JnJ/Cilag Schaffhausen) and at supplier side for Optima (Klee) and GEA Lyophil (former Steris). He is specialized in design, qualification and operation of pharmaceutical freeze dryers under GMP-conditions.

Kevin Ward

Director of Research and Development, BioPharma Technology
Kevin Ward

Kevin Ward began his career in freeze-drying in 1993 with a PhD on protein and liposome stabilisation and the thermal properties of lyophilised amorphous and crystalline mixtures. After working in the pharmaceutical industry and in vaccine development, he joined Biopharma in 2000. As R&D Director, he has built up a team of dedicated freeze-drying scientists, worked on over 2500 projects for more than 500 client companies across the globe, developed 3 analytical instruments, run more than 180 training courses, and successfully secured EU- and UK- government funding for 15 novel research projects. He has appeared on BBC television for his team’s work on the preservation of red blood cells and been an advisor to the BBC for one of their popular science shows. Kevin is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and from 2000-2014, he was part of a not-for-profit focus group at the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sciences Society (formerly the Parenteral Society) that produced a series of technical monographs to support users of freeze-dryers, and he chaired the group from 2007-2014. Kevin has been industrial supervisor to two doctoral students, and has authored numerous papers, book chapters and patents. He continues to lecture on the worldwide stage and has co-edited a text book that was published in January 2019 on new te= in freeze-drying.

Mire Zloh

Honorary Professor, University of Hertfordshire
Mire  Zloh

Mire Zloh is an Honorary Professor at the UCL School of Pharmacy. Previously, Prof. Zloh has worked as Research Professor and Head of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Hertfordshire as well as a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Structural Chemistry at the UCL School of Pharmacy. He was awarded an MSc in Physical Chemistry by the University of Belgrade and earned a PhD in Chemistry at the University of London. Prof. Mire Zloh has authored more 110 scientific publications and reviews. His research interests include drug design, structural chemistry and rational development of dendrimers as drug delivery systems. He is currently working on the method development for computer-aided design of formulations.

Mostafa Nakach

Head of Pharmaceutical Engineering Group, Sanofi-Aventis R&D
Mostafa Nakach

Mostafa Nakach is PhD from Toulouse University. He has prepared his thesis on stabilization and production of nanocrystalline suspension. He is also Master 2 graduate from Paris-sud 11 university in Pharmacotechnie and Biopharmacy and Pharmaceutical engineer from Ecole des Mines d’Albi . Mostafa is working within sanofi group since 31 years. His current position is a head of formulation and process development section within Biologics drug product development.
His mission is to build and to manage the required skills and capabilities in order to support R&D projects development mainly for Fill&finish Commercial process development of biotech products including freeze drying.
 

Paul Barry

Development Scientist, Sanofi
Paul Barry

Having obtained a PhD in Biochemistry in 2017 from Trinity College Dublin, and working as a Technical Specialist at Abbott Diagnostics, I joined Sanofi in 2018. I am part of the state of the art Lyophilisation MSAT group at Sanofi Waterford, working as a Development Scientist primarily on NPI activities and manufacturing support.

Paul Matejtschuk

Principal Scientist & Section Head, Standardisation Science, NIBSC
Paul Matejtschuk

Paul Matejtschuk PhD, CChem, FRSC is a Principal Scientist, and leads the Standardization Science Section at the National Institute for Biological Standards & Control (NIBSC), a Unit of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, whose mission is to safeguard the quality of biological medicines. NIBSC is also designated a WHO International Laboratory for Biological Standardization.

His team is focused on delivering formulation and lyophilization conditions for a wide range of biological reference materials and his research interests include the relationship between structure and stability in biologicals, thermal analysis and other methods for the characterization of lyophilized proteins. http://www.nibsc.org/about_us/staff_profiles/dr_paul_matejtschuk.aspx

Paul has over 30 years postdoctoral experience working in both academic and industrial settings in the areas of biologicals, with broad experience across downstream processing, characterization and analysis. He is a Director of the International Society for Lyophilization/Freeze Drying (www.islyophilization.org) and a committee member of the Thermal Methods Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry (www.thermalmethodsgroup.org.uk)

He has co-supervised several PhD studentships, published and lectured widely in the field and has recently co-edited a book on freeze drying with Dr Kevin Ward ( Lyophilization of Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals, New Technologies & Approaches, Ward KR & Matejtschuk P, Springer Press, 2019).
 

Richard Denk

Head Sales Containment, SKAN AG
Richard Denk

Richard Denk is working at the company SKAN AG, headquartered in Allschwil in the position Head Containment. Mr. Denk founded 10 years ago the expert Containment group of the ISPE D / A / CH. The Containment Group published the ISPE Containment Manual Mr. Denk was responsible for in September 2015. He is Member of the ISPE SIG BioTech Group in Europe and Steering Committee Member of the ISPE SPP (Sterile Product Processing) CoP. Furthermore Mr. Denk founded the PDA Expert Group about Cleaning and Cross Contamination Requirements for Biopharmaceutical Products and published this topic as PDA Paper. Mr. Denk is co Autor of the ISPE OSD Baseline Guide Volume 2 and Volume 3. Mr. Denk has spent 20 years with the subject production of highly active / highly hazardous substances and has developed the containment pyramid.

Sune Klint Andersen

Principal Scientist Spray Drying , Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
Sune Klint  Andersen

Principal Scientist in Particle Engineering, Janssen Research & Development, Belgium.

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering – Nanoparticle Technology
MBA in Management & Technology

Main interests and professional experience include development of drying processes for biopharmaceuticals, small & large molecules, drug substance & product, excipients, scale-up. Furthermore, application of Quality-by-Design in drying processes, validation and qualification of spray dryers, advantages & disadvantages of spray vs freeze drying processes, continuous manufacturing, mathematical modelling of drying processes, aseptic spray drying, particle engineering, innovative drying processes and enabling technologies.

Been with Janssen since Apr-2017 and before that 10 years at Novo Nordisk (spray and freeze drying of peptides & proteins) and 8 years with GEA Niro A/S (spray drying, fluid bed drying, equipment design).
 

Xiaodong Chen

Senior Research Investigator , Bristol-Myers Squibb
Xiaodong Chen

Xiaodong Chen is working as a senior research investigator at BMS. He is a drug product development team leader who is responsible for developing, recommending and implementing development strategies of biologics drug product formulation, device and primary packaging, tech transfer to commercial manufacturing, registrational filing. Xiaodong is also leading the efforts of developing computational models to optimize lyophilization cycles of commercial products (NULOJIX®, EMPLICITI™) as well as developing lyo cycles for late stage biological and small molecule parenteral drug products. Xiaodong has co-authored two book chapters and a number of publications in this field. In addition, he is on the editorial advisory board of Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and invited reviewer for NIH contract proposals. He has advised two NSF funded projects and served as session chairs in AiChe and AAPS Annual Conferences. Xiaodong received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University.

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Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Opening Remarks and Introductions

Paul Matejtschuk

Paul Matejtschuk, Principal Scientist & Section Head, Standardisation Science, NIBSC

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9:10

Session 1: Principles of Formulation for Freeze drying

Paul Matejtschuk

Paul Matejtschuk, Principal Scientist & Section Head, Standardisation Science, NIBSC

• The basics of freeze drying process
• The importance of water/ice
• The impact of formulation on delivering a well-dried product
 

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9:50

Session 2: Analytical measurements and their implementation

Paul Matejtschuk

Paul Matejtschuk, Principal Scientist & Section Head, Standardisation Science, NIBSC

• What do I measure?  Tg’ and Tc
• How do I measure it?  FDM, DSC and more…
• How do I interpret the data
 

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10:30

Morning Coffee

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11:00

Session 3: From analytical data to cycle design

Paul Matejtschuk

Paul Matejtschuk, Principal Scientist & Section Head, Standardisation Science, NIBSC

• From critical temperature to a FD cycle
• Cycle design – freezing primary and secondary drying steps
• Cycle optimisation & Process Analytical Techniques
 

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11:40

Closing Remarks

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13:30

Registration & Coffee

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14:00

Opening Remarks and Introductions

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14:10

Session 1: Overview of Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) of Lyophilised Products and analytical Methods

Andrew Bright

Andrew Bright, Senior Scientist, Biopharma Technology LLC

• What are typical CQAs?
• Analytical approaches and methods for reconstituted and dry state analysis – using techniques including DSC, DVS, Raman, IR, XRD, DLS
 

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15:10

Session 2: Case Studies

Andrew Bright

Andrew Bright, Senior Scientist, Biopharma Technology LLC

• Sample case studies and discussion on how to use these techniques to answer specific questions

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15:40

Afternoon Tea

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Session 3: Assessing Structural Properties of Lyophilised Materials

Andrew Bright

Andrew Bright, Senior Scientist, Biopharma Technology LLC

• Visual quantitative methods, including in situ vial quantification of mechanical properties
• Practical exercise assessing typical structural patterns in freeze dried products
 

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17:00

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Xiaodong Chen, Senior Research Investigator , Bristol-Myers Squibb

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9:10

Recent advances in technologies and approaches in freeze-drying: a quick tour

Kevin Ward, Director of Research and Development, BioPharma Technology

• Formulation characterisation – freeze-drying microscopy and thermal analysis
• Process monitoring and control – PAT and controlled nucleation methods
• Approaches, limitations and practicalities in scaling up the freeze-drying process
• Post-lyophilisation testing – new technologies for understanding the final product
 

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9:50

Anatomy of the Lyophilization Process: Considerations for a Successful Tech Transfer

Anthony Cannon, Regional Director, ExM, GTO Bio/Sterile European Region, MSD

• Tech transfer of a lyophilized product
• Overview of the lyophilization process and the critical process parameters
• Specific focus on the technical considerations with analysis of the impact on the lyophilization recipe
• Impact of deviations to the CPPs on the product quality during transfer activities
 

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10:30

Morning Coffee

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11:00

Representative Scale-down Lyophilization Cycle Development Using a Micro Freeze-Dryer

Xiaodong Chen, Senior Research Investigator , Bristol-Myers Squibb

A scale-down lyophilizer was used to simulate at-scale lyophilization development and optimization. Equivalent lyophilization performance between the scale-down lyophilizer and a laboratory lyophilizer were demonstrated for placebo and mAb drug products. By changing the MicroFD® Kv, laboratory, and potentially manufacturing cycles, may be simulated using this lyophilizer for tremendous API savings:
• The MicroFD® is designed with precision machined, temperature controlled aluminium blocks that make direct contact with the outer vials. These blocks are designed to mimic vial-to-vial contacts that control inter vial heat transfer
• Demonstrated the ability to fine-tune the MicroFD® heat transfer coefficient (Kv) to match the Kv of vials in a Lyostar III laboratory scale unit
• The resulting performance between scales results in equivalent product primary drying times, product temperature profiles, and critical quality attributes (CQAs)
• A workflow is proposed using the scale-down lyophilizer to simulate at-scale lyophilization development and optimization. 

 

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Preventing Cross Contamination during Lyophilization

Richard Denk, Head Sales Containment, SKAN AG

•  What are highly potent/toxic Biopharmaceutical Products
•  What are the GMP and Occupational Safety Requirements
•  How to prevent Product Contamination during loading the Lyo
•  Cleaning Requirements and Occupational Safety Requirements
 

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12:20

Networking Lunch

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13:20

A proposed scientific rationale for the establishment of acceptance criteria for leak rates in pharmaceutical freeze dryers

Aled Jones, Manufacturing Support Manager, Ipsen Biopharm Ltd.

• A methodology has been developed to determine the theoretical quantity of air that could leak into a pharmaceutical freeze dryer based on vacuum pressure increase.
• Based on the potential maximum bioburden and particulate level of the leaked air from potentially unclassified areas, simple calculations can be undertaken to determine the maximum allowable leak rate that will still maintain Class 100 / Grade A conditions for the duration of the lyophilisation cycle.
• It will be shown that the 2 x 10-2 mbar-litre/sec specification, that is frequently quoted as the acceptable leak rate for modern pharmaceutical freeze dryers may not be appropriate to maintain Grade A conditions for freeze dryers of differing volumes with lyophilisation cycles of differing lengths.
• This methodology can then be used as a justification for the setting of leak rate limits for new cycles or freeze dryers based on potential microbial risk rather than equipment process capability. 

 

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Application of Infrared Thermography and Multivariate Image Analysis for the on-line Monitoring of a Freeze-Drying Process

Davide Fissore, Professor, Politecnico Di Torino

• Infrared camera, placed inside a freeze-dryer, can be used to monitor product temperature in several vials, in different positions.
• Product temperature measurement may be used to infer the residual amount of ice in the primary dying stage, as well as the parameters of a simple one-dimensional model of the process.
• The system may be used also to track the evolution of the product in the freezing stage.
• Using Multivariate Image Analysis (MIA) it becomes possible to extract additional information about process dynamics.
• The proposed MIA-based PAT system is able to efficiently detect undesired events occurring during the process.
• Information obtained through a standard RGB camera may be also include in the PAT system.
 

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14:40

Afternoon Tea

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Optimisation of industrial freeze-drying cycle - Two real life examples

Mostafa Nakach, Head of Pharmaceutical Engineering Group, Sanofi-Aventis R&D

• Comparing two dated lyophilized products (60’s) with historical cycles that exhibit distinct complications
• Development and optimization of manufacturing processes to overcome the lack of physical chemistry data from dated products
• Applying product knowledge, new freeze dryer knowledge, simulation and process modelling
 

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15:50

In silico evaluation of intermolecular interactions in the pharmaceutical formulations during freeze-drying processes

Mire Zloh, Honorary Professor, University of Hertfordshire

• In silico methods can predict intermolecular interactions between components of pharmaceutical formulations.
• A combination of molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations methods provides insights into the protective effects of formulations on a molecular level.
• Such information can guide the computer aided development of future formulations. 

 

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16:30

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Sune Klint Andersen, Principal Scientist Spray Drying , Janssen Pharmaceutica NV

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9:10

Low Temperature Drying Processes for Biopharmaceuticals

Sune Klint Andersen, Principal Scientist Spray Drying , Janssen Pharmaceutica NV

• Challenges in drying of biopharmaceuticals
• Drying process landscape and trends
• Emerging low temperature drying processes
 

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Primary Drying endpoint determination

Bert Van Meervenne, Senior Principal Scientist, Pfizer Manufacturing

• Overview & discussion of different tools to determine primary drying endpoint
• Pros and Cons of each method
• Touching briefly additional potential of these tools
 

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10:30

Morning Coffee

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11:00

Applications for Impedance Spectroscopy in the Determination of In-Vial Phase Behaviour

• Through Vial Impedance Spectroscopy – An Introduction
• Dielectric loss mechanisms in frozen solutions
• Measurement frequency selection for different facets of the freezing process (ice nucleation to solidification end point)
• Determination of in-vial glass transitions and collapse phenomena

 

Geoff Smith, Professor of Pharmaceutical Process Analytical Technology, DeMontfort University

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Formulation for freeze drying, development and applicability

Paul Matejtschuk, Principal Scientist & Section Head, Standardisation Science, NIBSC

Increasing complexities of myriad pharmaceutical products and materials demand improved and novel methods that characterise and consequently provide essential information to support formulation design.
• How does freeze drying impact bio activity?
• Role of Design of Experiments in formulation development
• Using PAT tools - through vial impedance as an example

 

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12:20

Networking Lunch

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Long-Term Storage Stability and Effect of Moisture Content on Freeze-Dried Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Daryl Williams, Director of Development, Chem. Eng. Discovery, Imperial College London

• High protein concentration products for targeted therapeutic use are commonly manufactured by freeze-drying. 
• The long-term storage stability of freeze-dried plasma derived Immunoglobulin G (IgG) from moderate to high concentrations (1, 5, 10 and 20 % w/v) was assessed for -20°C, 20°C, 45°C
• At -20°C < 1% of monomer loss, 20C <5% monomer loss, whilst 45°C a 15%-39% decrease in monomer concentration
• Moisture content in vial effected formulation stability
 

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Assessment of Aggregation in Lyophilised Biologics

Paul Barry, Development Scientist, Sanofi

• Using large data sets to identify common cause(s) for aggregation occurrence.
• Analytical assessment of aggregation
 

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Current state of MTM – True PAT with high future potential

Georg Frinke, Process Engineer, Bayer AG

• Current state of MTM Technology
• Operating principle
• Future potential & Limitations

 

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Chairman’s Closing Remarks, Afternoon Tea and Close of Day Two


Manufacturing Support Manager
Ipsen Biopharm Ltd.
Regional Director, ExM, GTO Bio/Sterile European Region
MSD
Senior Principal Scientist
Pfizer Manufacturing
Director of Development, Chem. Eng. Discovery
Imperial College London
Professor
Politecnico Di Torino
Professor of Pharmaceutical Process Analytical Technology
DeMontfort University
Process Engineer
Bayer AG
Director of Research and Development
BioPharma Technology
Honorary Professor
University of Hertfordshire
Head of Pharmaceutical Engineering Group
Sanofi-Aventis R&D
Development Scientist
Sanofi
Principal Scientist & Section Head, Standardisation Science
NIBSC
Head Sales Containment
SKAN AG
Principal Scientist Spray Drying
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
Senior Research Investigator
Bristol-Myers Squibb

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Holiday Inn Kensington Forum

97 Cromwell Road
London SW7 4DN
United Kingdom

Holiday Inn Kensington Forum

Holiday Inn Kensington Forum is perfectly situated in one of London’s most luxurious and beautiful areas within South Kensington. 

The hotel is just 2 minutes walk from Gloucester Road tube station for convenient travel to Hyde Park, London Eye, Tower Bridge plus more of London’s top attractions. There are also easy and direct links to some major transport hubs including Victoria, Kings Cross St Pancras, Paddington and Heathrow. 

This distinctive hotel in south London has so much to offer to make all guests really feel at home. The latest Holiday Inn relaunch is not just about the new look and feel for the hotel but to offer guests more benefits during their stay including a pillow menu for extra comfort during their sleep and a curved shower rail for more spacious feel. 

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WHAT IS CPD?

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy, which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and structured. The most common definition is:

‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional competence’

CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular CPD activities.

Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do not become obsolete, and allows for best practice and professional standards to be upheld.

CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor led training courses, seminars and conferences, e:learning modules or structured reading.

CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with a collective membership of circa 4 million professionals, and they all expect their members to undertake CPD.

For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards, legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide online tools for their members to record and reflect on their CPD activities.

TYPICAL CPD SCHEMES AND RECORDING OF CPD (CPD points and hours)

Professional bodies and Institutes CPD schemes are either structured as ‘Input’ or ‘Output’ based.

‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve within a given time period. These schemes can also use different ‘currencies’ such as points, merits, units or credits, where an individual must accumulate the number required. These currencies are usually based on time i.e. 1 CPD point = 1 hour of learning.

‘Output’ based schemes are learner centred. They require individuals to set learning goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives. These schemes also list different ways to achieve the learning goals e.g. training courses, seminars or e:learning, which enables an individual to complete their CPD through their preferred mode of learning.

The majority of Input and Output based schemes actively encourage individuals to seek appropriate CPD activities independently.

As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SAE Media Group can provide an indication of the learning benefit gained and the typical completion. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the delegate to evaluate their learning, and record it correctly in line with their professional body’s or employers requirements.

GLOBAL CPD

Increasingly, international and emerging markets are ‘professionalising’ their workforces and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD is now increasingly expected of any individual employed within today’s global marketplace.

CPD Certificates

We can provide a certificate for all our accredited events. To request a CPD certificate for a conference , workshop, master classes you have attended please email events@saemediagroup.com

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