Devices for Drug Delivery Seminar 2008 

 

Monday 6 October 2008

8.30– 9.00

Registration

9.00 – 9.15

Opening and Welcome Remarks:  Per O. Gravesen; Unomedical a/s, Denmark

9.15 – 10.00

Trends and Recent Advances in Injector Technology for Pharmaceutical Industry
Mats Persson; SHL Medical AB, NackaStrand, Sweden 

10.00 – 10.30

Discussion and coffee

10.30 – 11.15

Disposable Autoinjectors: A New Vision on Key Features
Joel Cotten; BD Medical, Le Pont de Claix, France 

11.15 – 11.30

Short break

11.30 –12.15

Atom SHARP Microneedles, the Missing Link in Microneedle Drug Delivery
Jeroen Wissink ; U-Needle BV, dw Enschede, The Netherlands

12.15 – 13.30

Discussion and lunch

13.30 – 14.15

Stakeholder Driven Device Innovation in Pulmonary and Nasal Drug Delivery
Troels Keldmann; Direct-Haler A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark

14.15 – 14.45

Discussion and coffee

14.45 – 15.30

Development of a Closed, Ampoule-Based Electronic Nebulizer System
Thomas Gallem; Pari Pharma GmbH, München, Germany

15.30 – 15.45

Short break

15.45 – 16.30

A New Generation Multidose Spray Device
Herve Pacaud; Valois, Marly-le-Roi, France

16.30 – 16.45

Discussion and end of first day

19.00

Seminar Dinner


Devices for Drug Delivery Seminar and Medical Plastics Conference

 

Tuesday  7 October 2008

9.00 – 9.45

In Vitro and In Vivo Testing of Inhaler Technology
Jeroen Wissink; Medspray BV, NM Enschede, The Netherland

9.45 – 10.15

Discussion and coffee

10.15 – 11.00

Self Injection – With a Human Twist
Paul Erik Fabricius; Bang & Olufsen Medicom, Struer, Denmark  

11.00 – 11.45

Effect of Static on Plastics Used in Medical Inhalers
Josh Blackmore; RTP Company, Midland, USA

11.45 – 13.00

Lunch

13.00 – 13.45

The Design, Manufacture and Characterisation of Hot Melt Extruded Drug Delivery Platforms
Gavin Andrews; Queen’s University, Belfast School of Pharmacy, Belfast, United Kingdom

13.45 – 14.30

A Unique Plastics Material for the Containment of High Value Biopharmaceuticals
Dirk Sobotta; West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Eschweiler, Germany

14.30 – 15.00

Coffee 

15.00 – 15.30

Smart Bandage: A Sensor Platform Based Plastic Electronic
Marc Koetse; Holst Centre, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

15.30 – 16.00

Modern Methods for Speeding Up The Development of Tailored Plastics
Markus Gross; Polymaterials AG, Kaufbeuren, Germany

16.00 – 16.30

Clean Room Technology for Plastics Moulding
Peter Uhl; Alpha Ionstatex GmbH, Offenbach an der Queich, Germany

19.00

 Conference Dinner

Medical Plastics Conference 2008

  Wednesday 8 October 2008

  9.00 – 9.30

Bringing Silicone to New Levels!
Martin Alm; Nanon A/S, Brøndby, Denmark

 9.30 – 10.00

Low Pressure Plasma Treatment of Medical Plastics
Filip Legein; Europlasma NV, Oudenaarde, Belgium

10.00 – 10.30

Coffee 

10.30 – 11.00

Minimize Risks with BASF Plastics
Marcella Villegas; BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany  

11.00 – 11.30

The Material Difference in Medical Application
Heinrich Stocksiefen, Eastman Chemical Deutschland GmbH, Köln, Germany

11.30 – 12.00

Individual Medical Device-Technologies to Manufacture Customer Specific Device & Packaging
Harald Grün; Balda Medical GmbH & Co.KG, Bad Oeyenhausen, Germany

12.00 – 13.30

Lunch

13.30 – 14.00

How to Integrate Compendial Testing into the Quality Control of Medical Plastics
Frank de Smedt; Toxikon Europe NV, Leuven, Belgium

14.00 – 14.30

Material Selection for Medical Device Applications
Sean Thomson; Sabic Innovative Plastics, Sale, Cheshire, United

14.30 – 15.00

Discussion and Coffee

15.00 – 15.30

Polymeric Coating Adhesion: Understanding It, Measuring It, and Improving It
Lonny Wolgemuth; Specialty Coating Systems, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

15.30 – 16.00

Functional Surfaces for Medical Plastics
Paul Flavell; Raumedic AG, Ross on Wye, Walford, United Kingdom

16.00 – 16.30

Discussion and end of conference