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
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
Hold the
Date! PASG Spring 2010 Conference
The PASG Spring 2010 Meeting will be held on
10th/11th May 2010 - More details to follow
shortly.
Posted 15-October-2009
