The European GMP conference, Spray Drying- Solutions for the Pharmaceutical Industry 2008, is taking place from the 3rd to the 5th of December 2008 in Copenhagen.
The event will give the participants the opportunity to focus on spray drying technologies and process and get first hand demonstration of solutions for diverse requirements. The participants will also get a chance to visit GEA Niro’s Pharma Test Station, where they will gain insight into managing different technologies of spray drying with different equipment, including looking at scale up and handling of highly potent compounds.
Further, benefit from the post-conference course where you can get a hands-on experience in spray drying yourself. You will learn in small groups how the spray drying result is affected by different equipment, parameter changes, solvents etc.
During the event, many interesting speakers will go through topics like the fundamentals of spray drying, spray drying on laboratory scale; a risk-based approach to product quality in spray drying and validation of spray drying processes in production scale among many other exciting topics. At the Pharma Test Station the visitors will have the opportunity to see GMP and non-GMP spray drying plants, a spray dryer in action and how it looks inside and state of the art analytical lab and equipment ... More details
The conference is organized by the European Compliance Academy (ECA). To register for this event or read more please go to the website www.gmp-compliance.org.
Background
Spray drying is presently one of the most exciting technologies for the pharmaceutical industry, being an ideal process where the end-product must comply with precise quality standards regarding particle size distribution, residual moisture/solvent content, bulk density and morphology.
One advantage of spray drying is the remarkable versatility of the technology, evident when analyzing the multiple applications and the wide range of products that can be obtained. From very fine particles for pulmonary delivery to big agglomerated powders for oral dosages, from amorphous to crystalline products and the potential for onestep formulations, spray drying offers multiple opportunities that no other single drying technology can claim ... Read more about Spray Drying