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Controlled Release
12 February - 13 February 2003
Controlled Release
The means by which a drug is introduced into the body is almost as important as the drug itself. Controlled release systems describe the rate at which the drug is made available to the body once it has been delivered. Using traditional delivery systems the drug is released immediately in a large peak and then drug levels decline rapidly. Drugs incorporating a controlled release system maintain drug concentration within the therapeutic range and thus eliminate the need for frequent dosages.

Controlled release will address the developments and advances occurring in this important field. The conference will address both established and new technologies involved in controlled release drug delivery systems, company development profiles and applications of controlled release strategies. Commercial issues such as regulatory, intellectual property and licensing issues will also be discussed. The meeting aims to bring together leaders in the fields of all aspects of controlled release to analyse the way forward in this important area in drug development.

A unique opportunity to learn from leading industry experts including:
· Dr Ross MacRae, Manager, Formulation Design, Pfizer
· Dr Kalidas Kale, Senior Research Investigator, Bristol-Myers Squibb
· Dr Paul Gellert, Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca
· Dr Alessandro Martini, Director, New Drug Delivery Systems, Pharmacia
· Dr Michael Ausborn, Group Head, Parenteral & Topical Dosage, Novartis
· Dr Berthold Buchholz, Head, Operations & Productions, Boehringer Ingelheim
· Dr Tzuchi Ju, Principal Group Leader, Abbott Laboratories
· Dr Francis Martin, Principal Scientist, ALZA
· Dr Eugene Cooper, Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Elan Drug Delivery
· Dr Pierandrea Esposito, Director, Drug Delivery, Serono

Key benefits of attending
DISCOVER new indications for existing drugs
IDENTIFY the improvements in oral drug delivery
FIND OUT about the opportunities in DNA delivery
LEARN about polymer-based delivery systems
NETWORK with key experts from major pharmaceutical companies
UNDERSTAND the opportunities, limitations and challenges in controlled release

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration and Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Dr David Brayden

Dr David Brayden, Lecturer, Pharmacology, University College Dublin

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9:10

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Dr Paul Gellert

Dr Paul Gellert, Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca

  • The potential to add value through controlled release drug delivery
  • Approaches for obtaining different release profiles to improve drug performance
  • Identifying the optimum controlled release delivery system
  • The importance of developing a patent strategy for your product
  • The need for improved technologies in the future
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    9:40

    IN-SITU FORMING DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS

    Dr Richard Dunn

    Dr Richard Dunn, Principal Research Scientist, Atrix Laboratories

  • Types of in-situ forming delivery systems
  • Advantages of in-situ delivery systems
  • Limitations of in-situ drug delivery
  • Safety and toxicology issues
  • Parameters affecting drug release
  • Applications in local and parenteral drug delivery

    Commercial products using in-situ delivery systems

    Future developments

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    10:20

    ORAL DELIVERY OF PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE THERAPEUTIC MOLECULES

    Dr Steven Dinh

    Dr Steven Dinh, Vice President, Research & Technology, Emisphere Technologies

  • Challenges of oral delivery of macromolecular drugs
  • Novel oral drug delivery technology
  • Mechanism
  • Preclinical evaluation
  • Clinical results
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    PARENTERAL SUSTAINED RELEASE PRODUCTS

    Dr Alessandro Martini

    Dr Alessandro Martini, Director, New Drug Delivery Systems, Pharmacia

  • Rationale for sustained release injectable products
  • Design controlled release parenteral forms
  • Select the right technology (contrast and compare)
  • Polymeric drug delivery systems and beyond
  • Unmet needs and future challenges
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    12:00

    PARENTERAL DEPOT FORMULATIONS

    Dr Michael Ausborn

    Dr Michael Ausborn, Group Head, Parenteral & Topical Dosage Forms, Novartis

  • Needs and gaps – marketing and technical reality
  • Biodegradable and non-biodegradable technologies
  • Microspheres for classical drug substances, peptide and protein delivery
  • Microsphere issues
  • What’s next?
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    12:40

    Lunch

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    13:40

    ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY ENHANCEMENT

    Dr Hing Kin Chan

    Dr Hing Kin Chan, Business Development Director, Eurand

  • Challenges of oral bioavailability enhancement
  • Limitations of enhancing oral bioavailability
  • Predictive bioavailability enhancement
  • Selection of preliminary formula component to enhance oral delivery
  • Oral bioavailability to control the drug release
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    14:20

    IMPROVEMENT IN THE BIOAVAILABILITY OF WATER INSOLUBLE COMPOUND

    Dr Kalidas Kale

    Dr Kalidas Kale, Senior Research Investigator, Bristol-Myers Squibb

  • Enhancement in the bioavailability of water insoluble compounds
  • Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems (SEDDS)
  • Water insoluble active compounds
  • Moisture sensitive active compounds
  • Design of SEDDS
  • Characterisation of SEDDS
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    15:00

    THE INFLUENCE OF THE BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM ON ORAL CONTROLLED RELEASE PERFORMANCE IN VIVO

    Dr Hiep Huatan

    Dr Hiep Huatan, Senior Principal Scientist, Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Pfizer, Pfizer

  • The ‘hazardous’ environment of the gut
  • Methods to assess susceptibility in vivo and in vitro
  • Review of susceptibility of technologies to gut environment and food
  • Case study ‘A matrix tablet evaluation by pharmacoscintigraphic methods’
  • Technology selection for maximum probability of success
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    DELIVERY OF PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES

    Dr Pierandrea Esposito

    Dr Pierandrea Esposito, Director, Drug Delivery, Serono

  • Identification of key molecular properties for successful development of controlled release products
  • Physical or chemical modifications of proteins and peptides
  • Controlled release from injectable systems: present and future challenges
  • Potential and challenges of non-parenteral delivery
  • Oral delivery of proteins and peptides – present and future
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    16:40

    NANOTECHNOLOGY

    Dr Eugene Cooper

    Dr Eugene Cooper, Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Elan Drug Delivery

  • Need for nanotechnology in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Advantages of drugs developed through nanotechnology
  • Status of current nanotechnology in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Future possibilities with nanotechnology
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    17:20

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Re-registration and Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Dr Michael Ausborn

    Dr Michael Ausborn, Group Head, Parenteral & Topical Dosage Forms, Novartis

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    9:10

    MEETING THE DELIVERY CHALLENGES OF THE PROTEOMIC ERA

    Dr Peter Laing

    Dr Peter Laing, Development Director, Lipoxen Technologies

  • Meeting the challenge of genomic/proteomic era – ‘delivery’
  • Opportunities created by drug delivery for protein and peptide based companies
  • Challenges and some solutions for protein and peptide drug delivery problems
  • Improving performance of protein and peptide therapeutics by polymer derivatisation – new developments
  • Latest innovations in protein and peptide delivery
  • Delivery of peptides and proteins via non-parenteral routes
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    9:40

    DNA DELIVERY

    Pia Delaère

    Pia Delaère, Head of B&S Department, Gencell

  • Definitions of gene therapy and gene transfer
  • Goals and limitations of gene transfer technology
  • DNA delivery systems vs viral vectors
  • Improvements in DNA delivery/formulations
  • Safety and efficacy considerations
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    10:20

    ORAL POLYMERIC DRUG DELIVERY AND RECENT DEVELOPMENT

    Dr Tzuchi Ju

    Dr Tzuchi Ju, Principal Group Leader, Abbott Laboratories

  • Overview of polymer-based delivery systems
  • Limitations and selection of polymers: case studies
  • Emerging technologies
  • Future strategies for polymer drug delivery
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    APPLICATIONS OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS TO DRUG DELIVERY OF BIOPHARMACEUTICALS

    Dr Michel Perrut

    Dr Michel Perrut, Chief Technology Officer, Lavipharm

  • What is a Supercritical Fluid?
  • Applications to drug delivery
  • Advantages for biopharmaceuticals
  • Development, challenges and issues
  • Some pertinent examples
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    12:00

    HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS FOR PROTEIN DELIVERY

    Dr Leo de Leede

    Dr Leo de Leede, Director, Octoplus Technologies

  • Controlled and sustained release protein delivery systems
  • Possibilities and restrictions
  • Limitations of currently available technologies
  • Novel concept of preparation in full aqueous environment
  • In vitro vs in vivo characteristics
  • Physical crosslinking opportunities

    Drug targeting modalities

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    12:40

    Lunch

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    14:00

    BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS FOR DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS

    Dr Berthold Buchholz

    Dr Berthold Buchholz, Head, Operations & Production, Boehringer Ingelheim

  • Types of biodegradable polyesters
  • Chemical structure and properties
  • Degradation mechanism
  • Applications in parenteral drug delivery systems
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    14:40

    POLYMERIC DELIVERY SOLUTIONS FOR PROTEINS AND INSOLUBLE DRUGS

    Dr Kirk Fowers

    Dr Kirk Fowers, Director, Clinical Development, MacroMed

  • Introduction to biocompartible/biodegradable triblock copolymers
  • Safety, toxicity, and manufacturing considerations of polymer systems
  • Controlled release of proteins and peptides
  • Solubilization of water insoluble compounds
  • Advantages of simple polymer systems
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    LIPOSOME DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS

    Dr Francis Martin

    Dr Francis Martin, Principal Scientist, ALZA

  • Types of liposomes – influence of formulation on pharmacology
  • Recent advances in liposomal technology leading to efficiencies and target-specific drug release
  • Optimisation of liposome-based drug therapy in cancer
  • Review clinical evidence for in vivo tumour targeting
  • Improvements in efficacy and decrease toxicity of therapeutic agents
  • Future developments in liposome technology
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    16:20

    ADVANCED INJECTION DEVICES FOR DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS

    Kevin Maynard

    Kevin Maynard, Business Development Manager, Imprint Pharmaceuticals

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    17:00

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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