Continuous Innovation
in Process Analytics & Control

May 9-10 • 2012 • NH Hotel Ghent Belfort • Ghent • Belgium

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Invitation to Join EuPAT 5
The topic of EuPAT 5 – Continuous Innovation in Process Analytics & Control – underlines the importance of bringing innovation into pharmaceutical manufacturing based on QbD and PAT sciences. Building quality into drug products should commence during the early phases of research and development and sustain during the product and process life cycle. Consideration and implementation of the quality requirements for new medicines should facilitate effective process development and robust large-scale manufacture. Advanced process analytics should therefore play a crucial role in design, analysis, and control of manufacturing processes based on timely in-process measurements for integrated system approaches, innovative developments and cutting edge scientific advances.

This is to invite you to attend the fifth pan-European Science Conference on QbD and PAT Sciences, building on the successes of the EuPAT conference series that started in 2006. EuPAT 5 will be held on May 9-10, 2012, in Ghent, Belgium, and organised back-to-back to a training day on “continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing of solid dosage forms”, to be held on May 8, 2012, at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Ghent. The attendees of EuPAT 5 are welcome to register to the pre-conference day and vice versa.

Topics of EuPAT 5
• Continuous pharmaceutical processing
• PAT in bio-active pharmaceutical processing
• Advanced process sensors for control
• Process modeling for in-depth understanding and control
• Material characterization and understanding at molecular level in (bio)process environment

Podium and Poster Presentations
In addition to the podium lectures from recognized leaders in the field, researchers will be given the opportunity to present the latest advancements in QbD & PAT sciences. Based on the submitted abstracts a number of authors are invited to present their research orally.

EuPAT 5 Final Program

Industrial session
Conference day 1 will end with a discussion session on ‘Bridging the Gap between Industry and Academia for Stimulating QbD and PAT Underpinning Scientific Research’. The session will start with two 15 minute presentations, one given by an industrial QbD and PAT scientist (Dr. A. Gerich, MSD, The Netherlands) and one given by an academic QbD and PAT scientist (Prof. J. Rantanen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark), in which both speakers will give their vision on the session topic. Both presentations will form a starting point for interactive discussion with the audience, which will be chaired by Prof. S. Folestad (Chalmers University and Astra Zeneca, Göteborg and Mölndal, Sweden) and Dr. Philippe Cappuyns (J&J and ISPE Belgium, Beerse, Belgium).

Pre-conference Workshop on Continuous Processing for Tablet Manufacturing
The pre-conference workshop will provide training on how to establish and optimize continuous processes from a scientific perspective. The morning session (at Ghent University) will theoretically approach the following topics:

• Overview and general introduction into continuous manufacturing of formulated products
• PAT based monitoring and control of continuous manufacturing processes
• How to establish and optimize continuous process trains from a scientific perspective

The afternoon session will be a hands-on training, organised at GEA Pharma Systems (Antwerp) - Collette™, in which the morning session topics will be considered from a practical point of view.

To register to the training day on ‘continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing of solid dosage forms’ (May 8, 2012, at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Ghent), also use the on-line registration form. For more information on the pre-conference workshop, see the information on the University website: http://www.ugent.be/fw/en/research/pharmaceutical-analysis/pat/

Registration
On-line registration for EuPAT5, May 09-10, 2012, and for the training day on “continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing of solid dosage forms”, May 08, 2012, is available.

Please click here to access the on-line registration.

The Early bird registration fee is available until March 15, 2012. As of March 16, 2012 the Late registration fee will apply.

Payment
Payment can be made by Credit Card (American Express, Eurocard/Mastercard, VISA) and/or Bank Transfer.
Bank Transfer will be available until April 17, 2012. After this date only Credit Card payments will be accepted.
Please note that personal cheques, company cheques, Eurocheques or Diners are not accepted for payment.

Cancellation Terms and Conditions
Notification of cancellation must be made in writing to Congrex. Cancellation of registration will be accepted until April 2, 2012 up until which date the total amount will be refunded less EUR 50 for administrative expenses. For cancellations made after April 2, 2012, we regret that no refunds can be made.
If you are unable to attend, your registration may be transferred to another member of your organisation for a cost of EUR 20. 

A hard copy of the Registration Form is available here.
The hard copy is a complement to the on-line registration form, must be completed and returned to Claudine-Rawoens@UGent.be

Accomodation
Accommodation at a special rate has been pre-reserved at the Hotel NH Gent Belfort. Please click here to print out the accommodation booking form. The completed form shall be sent directly to Hotel NH Gent Belfort, to the address details provided on the form. Please note that the accommodation should be booked, directly with the hotel, before March 1, 2012.

Hotel address details:
NH hotel Ghent Belfort, Hoogport 63, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. Tel +32 9 2683613; Fax +32 9 2336400.

Other accommodations also have special rates for conference participants. For reservation at one of these hotels, please contact the hotels directly and clearly mention the conference (EuPAT 5) and the conference organisation (Ghent University).

Please click here for Hotel List.

On Ghent and the EuPAT 5 Venue
Ghent is a historic and very lively city in Belgium with a large cultural line-up, an active harbour and business life, innumerable sport facilities and an internationally renowned university (www.ugent.be/en/). Ghent is stimulating and idiosyncratic, but above all authentic. Unique culture and services of excellent quality make the city an appealing place to live. Against the unique historic setting of Ghent, there is a vibrant city where easy accessibility is a key trump – no tailbacks and just 45 minutes from Brussels Airport. The NH Hotel Ghent Belfort attracts both business and leisure travellers, located right in the centre of Ghent, next to the historic city hall building. There are numerous cosy restaurants in the neighbourhood of the hotel (http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/belgium/ghent/nh-gent-belfort.html).

Additional Information
For more information and registration contact:

EUFEPS Meetings and Events
Veddesta Business Center SE-175 72 Jarfalla, Sweden
Email conferences@eufeps.org
thttp://www.ugent.be/fw/en/research/pharmaceutical-analysis/pat

For questions on your on-line registration, payment and/or cancellation please contact eufeps@congrex.com or +46 8 4596600.

Important Dates

EUPAT 5 Program Committee
Jukka Rantanen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (QbD and PAT Sciences Network Chair)
Wim Oostra, MSD, Oss, The Netherlands (QbD and PAT Sciences Network Vice-Chair)
Marcel de Matas, Astra Zeneca, Macclesfield, United Kingdom (QbD and PAT Sciences Network Secretary)
Buket Aksu, Santa Farma, Istanbul, Turkey
Joao Almeida Lopes, University of Porto, Portugal
Philippe Cappuyns, J&J and ISPE Belgium, Beerse, Belgium
Thomas De Beer, University of Ghent, Belgium
Staffan Folestad, Chalmers University and Astra Zeneca, Göteborg and Mölndal, Sweden
Jarkko Ketolainen, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Hans H. Lindèn, EUFEPS Executive Director, Stockholm, Sweden
Guido Pareijn, Siemens AG and ISPE Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
Kris Schoeters, GEA Pharma Systems, Wommelgem, Belgium
Tom Van Den Kerkhof, J&J, Beerse, Belgium
Marco Weimer, Sanofi-Aventis, Frankfurt, Germany

Founded in 1991, the mission of EUFEPS is to advance excellence in the pharmaceutical sciences and innovative drug research, and to represent the interests of scientists engaged in drug research and development, drug regulation and drug policymaking. Currently, EUFEPS links 24 Member Societies in 24 European countries. It has, in addition, around 600 individual members (http://www.eufeps.org).

Founded in 1980, ISPE has worldwide headquarters in Tampa, Florida; an Asia Pacific office in Singapore; a European office in Brussels, Belgium; and Affiliates and Chapters in numerous countries around the world (http://www.ispe.org).

Founded in 1817 as a Latin-speaking State University by William I, King of the Netherlands, Ghent University is a relatively young university. After its independence in 1830, the Belgian State was in charge of the administration of Ghent University; French was the new official academic language. In 1930 Ghent University became the first Dutch-speaking university in Belgium. The Decree of 1991 assigned great autonomy to the university.

Over the years eminent scientists such as Joseph Plateau (physicist, considered as a pioneer in the development of motion pictures), Leo Baekeland (inventor of Bakelite) and Corneel Heymans (Nobel Prize winner in Medicine) studied and worked at Ghent University.

With a view to cooperation in research and scientific service, numerous research groups, centres and institutes have been founded over the years. Several of them are renowned worldwide, in various scientific disciplines such as biotechnology, aquaculture, microelectronics, history,...

Today, after decades of uninterrupted growth, Ghent University is one of the leading institutions of higher education and research in the Low Countries. Ghent University is an open, committed and pluralistic university with a broad international perspective.
Located in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium and the cultural and economical heart of Europe, Ghent University is an active partner in national and international educational, scientific and industrial cooperation.

Because it plays a leading role in the academic and scientific world, Ghent University attaches great interest to a transparent organization structure, a dynamic human resources policy, an active environmental policy, its support to spin-offs and other new initiatives,...

On the EuPAT Series
The EuPAT Conference Series is a unique forum for scientists and engineers, encouraging and promoting progress in science behind QbD and PAT, and strengthening the interdisciplinary scientific discussion that bridges between the various fields underpinning QbD and PAT. The focus of it is on scientific progress underpinning Innovative Manufacturing Control and Quality by Design. New findings and results from scientific research and technology development are discussed in the four areas that constitute the cornerstones of sessions of the EuPAT Conferences; Process Informatics; Process Modelling and Understanding; Advanced Process Sensors; and PAT Based Control and Process Integration.

On the EUFEPS QbD and PAT Sciences Network
Powering Science Based Process Understanding and Quality-by-Design for Medicines, the Network is there to focus on Process Analytical Technology and underpinning sciences, create and maintain a unique and effective forum to encourage and improve collaboration, actively contribute to education and training, and to promote innovation in relevant sciences - all to power science based process understanding and Quality-by-Design for medicines. All scientists involved in QbD and PAT sciences are more than welcome to become a member of the EUFEPS QbD and PAT Sciences Network (www.eufeps.org– Network and Networking).

EuPAT 5 sponsors