Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Research

This symposium will cover current topics and developments in pharmaceutical manufacturing research (PMR). In addition, trends in Process Analytical Technology and challenges related to process induced transformations will be discussed. The following topics will be highlighted: application of ultrasound in PMR, online imaging of tablets, electrostatic phenomena in pharmaceutical processes, aqueous-based film coating, and crystallisation and particle engineering.

Recent Development in Metabolomics, Lipidomics and Proteomics

Symposium focuses on recent research and developments in metabolomics, lipidomics and proteomics.The programme consists lectures on novel approaches for small molecule, peptide and protein detection by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, data analysis, modeling and applications in drug research, diagnostics and life science.

Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease:
Key fi ndings during the last 20 years

Drug therapy of Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been stabilized to a gold standard comprising of L-dopa (LD) and peripheral dopa decarboxylase (DDC) inhibitors. This dual therapy might be soon universally replaced by a triple therapy: LD + DDC-inhibitor + COMT inhibitor. Also, the early use of dopamine agonists has been adopted to delay the initiation of the LD therapy. High hopes have been put to neuroprotective and neurorestorative therapies. The victories, some of them of Finnish origin, and challenges of the future therapy of PD are reviewed in this symposium.

Green Technologies and Process Engineering

Symposium focuses in latest advances in Green Technologies and Green Process Engineering especially from Pharmaceutical Industry point of view. The following key topics will be highlighted: “green solvent”-based and solvent-free pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, rational process design (including experimental design, optimisation and intensifi cation using mini / micro devices), packaging, risk management and safety issues and a new EU regulatory framework for Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH).

Nano- and Microtechnology in Pharmacy

There is increasing optimism, that nanotechnology applied to medicine will bring signifi cant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This two-day symposium features some current innovative applications of nanotechnology including nanoparticulate delivery systems, nanocrystallizing processes, micro- and nanofl uidics and microreactors.

Core Competences in Pharmacoeconomics

This symposium considers the relationship between drug costs and benefits from viewpoint of both industry and public sector. Both industry and public sector need skills for pharmacoeconomic analysis. These required skills are considered. Also the latest methods and research of pharmacoeconomics are presented.