Day 1: Advanced Lyophilization Workshop (March 24)

Time Session Title Speakers
7:45–8:30 Registration  
8:30–10:30 I. FORMULATIONS (Design principles, mitigating long reconstitution times for highly concentrated proteins) Bakul Bhatnagar (Pfizer)
10:30–11:00 Coffee Break  
11:00–13:00 II. FUNDAMENTALS & PATs (Freezing, drying, and process monitoring & control) Jos Corver (RheaVita)
13:00–14:00 LUNCH  
14:00–16:00 III. PROCESS MODELING (Mathematical modeling for freezing and drying; parameter determination) Serguei Tchessalov (Lyophilization SME)
16:00–16:30 Coffee Break  
16:30–18:30 IV. PROCESS DEVELOPMENT & SCALE-UP (Cycle development overview and practical exercise) Jos Corver & Serguei Tchessalov

 

Day 2: Conference Scientific Program (March 25) — Focus on Formulation, PATs, and Keynotes

Time Topic/Session Speakers
7:45–8:15 Registration & Breakfast  
8:15–8:30 Welcome Kevin Tebrinke (ISLFD President)
8:30–9:10 Keynote: Cold Denaturation Evgenyi Shalaev (AbbVie)
9:10–10:45 SESSION I. FORMULATION (Speakers & Panel) Izutsu, Bhatnagar, Imamura
10:45–11:15 Coffee Break  
11:15–12:50 SESSION II. PROCESS ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES (PATs) (Speakers & Panel) Pisano, Artusio, Scutella’
12:50–14:00 LUNCH  
14:00–14:40 Keynote: Annealing Robin Bogner (UConn)
14:40–15:45 SESSION III. PATs (Speakers & Panel) Fissore, Ganguly
15:45–17:30 Spotlight Poster Presentations & Sponsors’ Exhibition  
18:00–21:00 Networking Event  

 

Day 3: Conference Scientific Program (March 26) — Emerging Technologies, Digitalization, New Modalities

Time Topic/Session Speakers
8:30–9:10 Keynote: Continuous Manufacturing in Pharma Thomas De Beer (Ghent University)
9:10–10:50 SESSION IV. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Nakagawa, Trout, Alexeenko, Koike
10:50–11:20 Coffee Break  
11:20–13:00 SESSION V. DIGITALIZATION & EQUIPMENT Renzi, Zadravec, Badr
13:00–14:00 LUNCH  
14:00–15:10 SESSION VI. FREEZE-DRYING OF NEW MODALITIES Choi, Pardi
15:10–17:00 Poster Session & Sponsors’ Exhibition  
18:00–22:00 Networking Event  

 

Day 4: Conference Scientific Program & Closing (March 27) — New Modalities, Industrial Topics, Awards

Time Topic/Session Speakers
8:30–9:10 Keynote: Probiotics Speaker TBD
9:10–10:45 SESSION VII. FREEZE-DRYING OF NEW MODALITIES Cheng, Declomesnil, Lee
10:45–11:15 Coffee Break  
11:15–12:50 SESSION VIII. INDUSTRIAL/YOUNG SCIENTISTS Speakers TBD
12:50–13:15 AWARD CEREMONY & CLOSING REMARKS Kevin Tebrinke (ISLFD President)
13:15–14:00 LUNCH