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Research and Innovation in Pharmaceutical Analysis
2009 PASG meeting, Huntingdon
Marriot, May 11th and 12th.
The meeting drew delegates
from all the major UK based innovator companies to
hear about the application of innovative approaches
and technologies within the industry, and about
university based analytical research in fields such
as separation science and surface analysis.
Imogen Gill, head of
analytical R&D at Pfizer, set the scene for the
meeting with a presentation on the challenges facing
the industry and the opportunities offered by
innovation. The first day then proceeded with a
mixture of presentations on practical responses to
regulatory and other challenges, and discussions
about longer-term scientific strategy.
The second day focussed on
the research and application of new analytical
science with particular emphasis on methods to
characterise the surfaces of materials and how
they interact with their environment. Other
presentations covered the use of Magnetic
Resonance Imaging methods as a tool to understand
the dissolution behaviour of formulations.
For links to a selection of
the presentations given, please see
here
Posted 13-November-2009
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The Analytical Science and Regulation of Pharmaceutical Packaging
A one-day symposium organised jointly with the Joint
Pharmaceutical Analysis Group
(www.jpag.org)
at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Thursday 3
December 2009
Packaging plays a critical
role in the presentation, distribution and protection
of drug products, as well as for patient convenience
and compliance. Higher regulatory and quality controls
are required for pharmaceutical packaging, especially
for products such as those administered by the
intravenous or inhaled routes which not only rely on
packaging for product integrity or functionality but
present a greater risk to patients from packaging
leachables. A good understanding of packaging effects
can also lead to reductions in stability testing
requirements and to longer shelf lives. This symposium
will examine the current regulatory landscape for
pharmaceutical packaging and the analytical strategies
to assess the quality, safety and efficacy of product
packaging.
For full details of the
programme and how to register see:
Brochure 2009
Posted 15-October-2009
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