The following schedule is tentative. Check back often for updates and revisions. Click the links below for details about presentations.
Sessions will be held at the Culture and Convention Center Het Pand unless otherwise noted.
Monday, June 19th 2017
| 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Pre-Conference Workshop: Experimental aspects of PAT and QbD for powder compaction and continuous tableting Location: Ghent University, Laboratory of Process Analytical Technology, Dpt. of Pharmaceutical Analysis For more information about this Workshop, Click Here. |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Tour of Ghent: Sponsored By Huxley Bertram |
| 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Opening Reception Sponsored by Huxley Bertram  |
Tuesday, June 20th 2017
CSF Day 1| 8:00 AM | Coffee, Pastries and Registration |
| 8:45 AM | Welcome & Introductions: Kevin J. Bittorf |
| Keynote Presentations | |
| 9:15 AM | Keynote: Ajit S. Narang, Ph.D, Genentech: Essential-and increasingly important-role of compaction simulation in tablet formulation and process design |
| 10:00 AM | Axel Zeitler, Ph.D, University of Cambridge: Using Terahertz measurements to link tablet structure to disintegration and dissolution in immediate release tablets |
| 10:45 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | Shrikant Swaminathan, PhD, Alkermes, Inc. Characterizing the Strain-rate Sensitivity of Pharmaceutical Powders |
| 11:35 AM | Marco Bellini, Freie Universität Berlin Manufacturing process parameters leading to multilayer tablet failure |
| 12:10 PM | Debbie Hooper, University of Greenwich: From molecule to material to medicine: a case study in the sticking propensity of Ibuprofen |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 2:15 PM | Jiyi Khoo, Ph.D., GlaxoSmithKline R&D Harlow, UK Importance of tablet core relaxation in the secondary continuous manufacturing process. |
| 2:50 PM | R. F. Lammens, Solids Development Consult GmbH Benefits of performing ultrasonic measurements during powder densification with a compaction simulator |
| 3:25 PM | Jens Dhondt, Ghent University Multivariate analysis of powder characteristics and compaction behavior: a step towards building a predictive tabletability platform |
| 4:00 PM | Break |
| 4:15 PM | Flash doctoral presentations: Joesry El Hebieshy – University of Surrey Hannah Lou Reimer – Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Julien Schockmel – University of Liège Fien De Leersneyder – Ghent University |
| 5:30 PM | Posters and Beer Themed Tasting: Call for Abstracts EXTENDED through June 9th |
| 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Awards Dinner Sponsored by  |
Wednesday, June 21st 2017
CSF Day 2| 8:30 AM | Coffee and Pastries |
| Keynote Presentations | |
| 9:00 AM | Keynote: Douglas B. Hausner, Ph.D, Rutgers University Experimental and numerical simulation & modelling for tabletting: lessons learned and continuous manufacturing applications |
| 10:00 AM | Vincent Mazel, Ph.D, Universite de Bordeaux The link between the mechanical properties of tablets and their capping tendencies |
| 10:45 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | Ashish Kumar, Ph.D, Janssen Visualisation of compaction behaviour of pharmaceutical powders in solid-dosage manufacturing using finite element analysis |
| 11:35 AM | David Freiberg & Prof. Antonios Zavaliangos, Drexel University Towards a experimentally calibrated discrete element simulation of compaction |
| 12:10 PM | Sean Garner, Ph.D, Abbvie Leveraging advanced modeling for successful tableting using the Drucker-Prager Cap model (DPC) |
| 12:45 PM | lunch |
| 2:15 PM | Elisabeth Peeters, Ph.D, Pfizer Influence of extended dwell time during pre- and main compression on the properties of Ibuprofen tablets |
| 3:00 PM | Wouter Grymonpré, Ghent University In-line monitoring of compaction properties on a rotary tablet press during tablet manufacturing of hot-melt extruded amorphous solid dispersions |
| 3:35 PM | Break |
| 3:50 PM | Pedro Valente, Hovione Integrating spray drying and final dosage process development using compaction simulation data |
| 4:30 PM | Conclusion: Kevin J. Bittorf, PhD and Prof. Dr. Thomas De Beer |
| 5:15 PM | Final Networking Event: Sponsored by Juniper Pharma Services  |
Program Scientific Committee:
Prof. Dr. Thomas De Beer Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Process Analytical Technology, Ghent University
Elisabeth Peeters, PhD. Senior Scientist, Pfizer Inc, Groton USA
Jens Dhondt Doctoral student, Ghent University