Leistritz to host Pharmaceutical Extrusion Seminar June 18-19, 2008
Leistritz will host the third annual Pharmaceutical Extrusion Seminar on June 18-19, 2009 in Somerville, NJ.
A unique facet of the program is that classroom sessions are combined with “hands-on” twin screw
extrusion demonstrations. Topics include:
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• High speed, energy input (HSEI) twin screw extruder theory and design
• Screw design and processing techniques for a GMP environment
• Dispersive and/or distributive mixing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API’s)
• Staging of unit operations in an extruder to manufacture dosage forms
• Upstream considerations for feeding, material handling and containment
• Scale-up of the extrusion process from laboratory to production
• Material considerations, applications and advances
• Cleaning and maintenance of extrusion equipment in a GMP environment
• New technologies, i.e. foaming and co-extrusion |
“Hands-on” demonstrations at Leistritz process laboratory will include:
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• Co-rotating and counterrotating twin screw extruders
• Devolatilization via hot melt extrusion
• Downstream addition of shear sensitive API
• Direct sheet/film extrusion with gear pump front end
• Foam extrusion via gas injection
• Micro-pelletization |
In addition to the Leistritz staff, outside speakers will include:
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• Bob Bessemer, Conair
• Michael Crowley, PharmaForm
• Costas Gogos, New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Mark Hall, Dow Chemical
• Tony Listro, Foster Corp.
• Sharon Nowak, K-Tron
• Nasser Nyamweya, Evonik
• Pete Palmer, Wolock & Lott
• Hibre Terefe, ExxPharma LCC
• Greg Troup, Merck |
Classroom sessions are held at the Holiday Inn Select in Clinton, NJ, and extrusion demonstrations at the
nearby Leistritz Process Laboratory.
Cost: Early registration, if received by May 18, 2008 is $820; after this date cost is $920.
Members of the press are invited to attend at no charge.
For any questions or to register, contact Sarah Scovens at (908) 685-2333, x614 or sscovens@alecusa.com.
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