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2 nd APGI Coating Workshop
April 17, 2013, University of Lille, Lille, France
Following the great success of the 1st APGI Coating Workshop in 2008,
it is our pleasure to announce the 2nd workshop of this kind in Lille,
France, on 17 April, 2013.
The one day event will be dedicated to the coating of pharmaceutical
dosage forms and address scientists from all over the world, in particular
those working in the pharmaceutical industry. A variety of lectures
will be given by academic and industrial speakers, pointing out the
challenges to be faced and explaining strategies for an efficient and
successful product development.
The worldwide leading researchers in the field, including Prof. R. Bodmeier
(Freie Universitaet Berlin), Prof. A. Gazzaniga (University of
Milan), Prof. A. Basit (University of London), Prof. T. Rades (University
of Copenhagen), Dr. R. Chokshi (FMC Biopolymer), Dr. V. Janin
(Gattefossé), Dr. V. Geiselhart (BASF), Dr. A. Rajabi-Siahboomi
(Colorcon), and Dr. B. Skalsky (Evonik) will give invited lectures and
discuss with the audience.
Furthermore, a series of practical demonstrations will give insight into
the different types of coating equipments (e.g. Glatt, GEA and Procept),
excipients available on the market and helpful film coating characterization
techniques (e.g. Sotax and Malvern).
In addition, an industrial exhibition will allow getting familiar with the
newest developments in this highly challenging field.
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The entire spectrum, ranging from: engineering aspects during the
coating process, the portfolio of commercially available coating polymers,
the underlying drug release mechanisms, characterization
methods for thin film coatings, drug release measurement techniques
as well as potential pitfalls and hurdles to be overcome during product
development will be addressed.
As practical demonstrations are included, the maximum number of
participants is limited to 150.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Lille!
Lille can be easily reached by train (TGV
and Eurostar: 30 min from Brussels, 1 h
from Paris, 1.2 h from London), by plane
(Lille Lesquin Airport, or Paris Charles de
Gaulle Airport – 50 min by train) and by
car.
For more detailed information, please visit
the meeting's website:
http://www.apgi.org/coating_WS.
3 rd Conference on Innovation in Drug Delivery
September 22-25, 2013, Congress Center of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Dear members and friends,
After the success of the 1st and the 2nd
conference on “Innovation in Drug delivery”
(respectively, in Naples in 2007 and in
Aix-en-Provence in 2010), together with
our ADRITELF friends the decision was
naturally taken to pursue the organization
of the series, and I am pleased to announce
that the 3rd conference will take
place in Pisa, Italy, on September 22-25,
2013 at the Congress Center of Pisa. This time, the symposium will be
focused on Advances in Local Drug Delivery, and will cover all the
topics related to local drug delivery, including drug targeting, topical
administration, in situ forming systems as well as biomaterials. The
scientific committee is currently elaborating the program, and we
On behalf of the
organizing committee
should be able to announce soon the plenary lectures and the invited
speakers. And of course we will design an attractive social program (do
not forget that Pisa is located in the superb Tuscany region).
Block the dates, to be sure not to miss this event!
Maria Teresa Peracchia
Member of the APGI board
Member of the Organizing Committee of Pisa 2013