The Making Pharmaceuticals conference programme is free to attend, with parallel conference streams, giving visitors a huge choice of topics.
Most sessions run in parallel so you can move between the different conference rooms, creating your own tailored conference programme to suit your interests and professional information requirements.
If you would like to be involved in this year’s programme, please contact Victoria Emerton.

26 April
Room A
9:30 am

Using Digital Data and Analytics to Problem Solve When Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals
Speaker
Aaron Blair DDA Systems Engineer - GSK
9:50 am

Project Management to Enable Digitalisation – How can Project Managers Deliver Projects Which are Future Proofed for New Digital Incentives.
Speaker
Dan Levett Project Manager - 3PM
10:10 am
10:30 am
Break
11:30 am

Serialisation Operating Models for Different Supply Chain Partners
Speaker
Grant Courtney Principal Consultant - Be4ward
11:50 am

Names, Logos, Branding, Regulated Content – How do you develop your packaging artwork for launch?
Speaker
Andrew Love VP - Be4ward
12:10 pm

The Impact of Electronic Patient Leaflets on Information Management and Product Supply
Speaker
Grant Courtney Principal Consultant - Be4ward
12:50 pm

Child Safe Packaging and the Impact on the Eldery
Speaker
Stephen Wilkins Chief Executive - Child-Safe Packaging Group
1:10 pm
Break
2:00 pm
KEYNOTE in ROOM A: Pharma – Balancing Compliance and Charitable Efforts
Speaker
Madeleine Ault Director and Senior Consultant - SeerPharma (UK)
3:00 pm
Break
3:45 pm

APS Emerging Technologies Focus Group
Speakers
Prof Clive Roberts Vice Chairman - Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Emerging Technologies Focus Group
Dr Dimitrios Lamprou Reader in Pharmaceutical Engineering - Queens University Belfast
3:55 pm

Emerging Technologies in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Speaker
Dr Dimitrios Lamprou Reader in Pharmaceutical Engineering - Queens University Belfast
4:15 pm

The Potential for Additive Manufacturing in Pharmaceutical Production
Speaker
Dr Dimitrios Lamprou Reader in Pharmaceutical Engineering - Queens University Belfast
Room B
9:30 am
Combatting the COVID-19 Pandemic – The Role of Phospholipids
Speaker
Christoph Heuberger Product Manager - Lipoid AG
9:50 am
EfferShield: A Disruptive Innovation for Manufacturing and Packaging of Effervescent Products
Speaker
Prof. Anant Paradkar Centre for Pharmaceutical Engineering
10:10 am
Introduction to Down Streaming Using HPMCAS
Speaker
Shilpa Mistry Head of Pharma,UK and Ireland - Chemlink Specialities
10:30 am
Break
11:30 am
Strategic API Procurement – How to Choose a Source That is Right for You
Speaker
Nick Carter Director / GDP Designated Person - Wessex Fine Chemicals
11:50 am
Inspection Readiness and Responding to Different Audit Techniques
Speaker
Gaynor Brummitt Director and Senior Consultant - SeerPharma (UK)
12:10 pm
12:30 pm
Break
2:00 pm
KEYNOTE in ROOM A: Pharma – Balancing Compliance and Charitable Efforts
Speaker
Madeleine Ault Director and Senior Consultant - SeerPharma (UK)
3:00 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Introducing UltraBurst™ a Novel Excipient that Addresses the 3 Most Important Success Factors for ODTs
Speaker
Dr Enosh Mesigwa Technical Product Manager - Azelis
4:05 pm
Air and Water Microbial Monitoring
Speaker
John Cobb Company Microbiologist - PMT (GB) Ltd
4:25 pm
Digitalising Line Clearance – Presentation Summary
Speaker
Phil Dearnaley Key Account Manager - Crest Solutions Ltd
Room C
10:00 am

Healthcare Distribution Challenges with GDP Regulations during the Pandemic
Speaker
Geoff Mellor Technical Director - Healthcare Distribution Association UK
10:30 am
Break
11:30 am
MMCS – Introducing a New Route to Pharma GDP Compliance and Standardisation
Speakers
Courtney Soulsby Sector Director - Healthcare & Life Sciences - BSI
Alan Kennedy Director - Team Poseidon Ltd
12:30 pm
Workshop: MMCS – Introducing a New Route to Pharma GDP Compliance and Standardisation
Speakers
Courtney Soulsby Sector Director - Healthcare & Life Sciences - BSI
Alan Kennedy Director - Team Poseidon Ltd
Break
2:00 pm
KEYNOTE in ROOM A: Pharma – Balancing Compliance and Charitable Efforts
Speaker
Madeleine Ault Director and Senior Consultant - SeerPharma (UK)
3:00 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Room D
9:30 am
A Guide to Outsourced Stability Storage
Speaker
Wendy Cullen Head of UK Sales - Stability Storage - Source Bioscience
9:50 am
Particle Engineering to Optimise the Performance of Inhaled Therapeutics
Speaker
Dr Lynne Daintree Development Director - Crystec Pharma
10:10 am
How to Accelerate Drug Product Development of Sensitive APIs with a Novel Ready-to-fill Capsule
Speaker
Nina Hauschildt Principal Scientist - Evonik Operations GmbH
10:30 am
Break
11:30 am
Biopharma’s Growth Story: Ten Key Themes
Speaker
Dr Duncan Emerton Executive Director, Custom Intelligence & Analytics - Informa Pharma Intelligence
12:00 pm
How to Effectively Manage a Remediation Programme and Sustain Quality Improvements’
Speaker
Aswin James Projects Director - GMP Healthcare
1:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm
KEYNOTE in ROOM A: Pharma – Balancing Compliance and Charitable Efforts
Speaker
Madeleine Ault Director and Senior Consultant - SeerPharma (UK)
3:00 pm
Break
3:45 pm
IP Protection in the Life Sciences – AI, 5G, AM and Beyond
Speaker
Gareth Probert Head of HealthTech - EIP
4:05 pm
Formulating Pharmacokinetics
Speaker
Graham Blakey Director - Pharmakinetic
4:25 pm
Marketing LifeSciences; Successes and Learnings
Speaker
Andy Lindstrom Marketing Director - Sygnature Discovery
Room E
9:30 am
What are the Differences in Responsibilities Between a RP, QP & RPi?
Speaker
Mukesh Patel Director - CommQP
10:10 am
The Cleaning Challenge with Pharma Excipients
Speaker
Thomas Altmann Head of Digital Strategies and Services - Ecolab
10:30 am
Break
11:30 am
Digitalisation to Improve Knowledge Management
Speaker
Tony Margetts ICHEME
12:10 pm

Process Vessel Temperature Control Systems (How to Reduce Operational Costs and Improve Controllability)
Speaker
Chas Underhay Mechanical Engineer - C R Underhay & Partners Ltd
12:30 pm
Break
2:00 pm
KEYNOTE in ROOM A: Pharma – Balancing Compliance and Charitable Efforts
Speaker
Madeleine Ault Director and Senior Consultant - SeerPharma (UK)
3:00 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Collaborative Innovation to Drive Progress- How Can Working With Others Speed up Your Innovation
Speaker
Dr Dave Berry Grand Challenge and Digital Strategy Lead - Centre for Process Innovation
27 April
Room A
9:15 am

Failures in the Temperature-Controlled Supply Chain – An Auditor’s Experiences
Speaker
Bob Hayes Vice-Chair, Pharmaceuticals Technical Activities Committee - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
9:35 am

Design for Successful Validation
Speaker
Bob Hayes Vice-Chair, Pharmaceuticals Technical Activities Committee - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
9:55 am
10:15 am
Break
11:30 am

Surface Engineering Approaches to Control Biological – Surface Interactions
Speaker
Dr Paul Roach Reader in Biomaterials and Interface Science - Loughborough University
12:00 pm

Electrospinning: an Emerging Medicines Manufacturing Method
Speaker
Prof. Gareth Williams Professor of Pharmaceutical Materials Science - UCL School of Pharmacy
12:30 pm
Break
2:00 pm
2:20 pm

Best Practices Guide for the Safety Evaluation of “Novel” Pharmaceutical Excipients with Reference to the IPEC Safety Guide
Speaker
Adrian Bone Senior Advisor - IPEC Europe
2:40 pm

Excipient Selection for Paediatric Medicines Using a Risk/Benefit Approach
Speaker
Kevin Hughes Regulatory Affairs and QA Manager - Colorcon
Room B
9:15 am
Particle Size Analysis Basics For Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Formulations
Speaker
Andy Keating Sector Sales Manager - Life Sciences - HORIBA UK LTD
9:35 am
Nutritional Solutions to Support Cancer Treatment
Speaker
Barbara Troesch Senior Scientific Affairs Manager Global Pharma Solutions & Clinical Nutrition - DSM Nutriitional Products
9:55 am
Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical Nanoparticles (CM-NANO)
Speaker
Dr Luis Padrela Lecturer - Synthesis & Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), University of Limerick
10:15 am
Break
11:30 am
Compaction Simulators : A Material-sparing Method to Accelerate Tablet Formulation Development
Speaker
Delphine ACH-HUBERT Medelpharm
11:50 am
Overcoming the Challenges During Tableting
Speaker
Shilpa Mistry Head of Pharma,UK and Ireland - Chemlink Specialities
12:10 pm
Harnessing Raman Imaging to Boost Pharmaceutical Product Analysis, From Formulation to QC
Speaker
Dr Adam Holland Applications Manager - HORIBA UK LTD
12:30 pm
Break
2:00 pm
2:20 pm
Ratio Calibration Procedure for Enhanced Accuracy and Ease of Determination of Residual Oxygen in Nitrogen Purged Pharmaceutical Packaging
Speaker
Frank Judge Consultant Chemist - Butterworth Laboratories
2:40 pm
Data Integrity Maturity Assessments – Trends and Tools
Speaker
David Thompson Principal Consultant - Clarity Compliance Solutions Ltd
Room C
9:15 am

Introduction to MTRC at ARU
Speaker
Prof. Selim Cellek Director of the Medical Technology Research Centre - Anglia Ruskin University
9:20 am

Novel Therapies for Cataract
Speaker
Prof. Barbara Pierscionek Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation), Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care - Anglia Ruskin University
9:40 am

Inhibiting DNA Repair in Human Cancer Cells
Speaker
Prof. Chris Parris Head of the School of Life Sciences in the Faculty of Science and Engineering - Anglia Ruskin University
10:00 am

Novel Nanomedicines for Cancer Therapy
Speaker
Prof. Mohammad Najlah Professor of Pharmaceutics & Nanomedicine - Anglia Ruskin University
10:15 am
Break
10:20 am

Discovery of Novel Anti-fibrotic Drugs Through Phenotypic Screening
Speaker
Prof. Selim Cellek Director of the Medical Technology Research Centre - Anglia Ruskin University
11:30 am
E-PILs, What are They and What are the Opportunities to the Industry?
Speaker
Chris Waterhouse Managing Director - IDI PAC Ltd
11:50 am
Artwork and Content Management; Feeding the e-PI Process and Delivering Exceptional Content Quality
Speaker
Ashley Goldie Director - Aultra
12:10 pm
The Art of the Possible
Speaker
Chris Waterhouse Managing Director - IDI PAC Ltd
12:30 pm
Break
2:00 pm
When Clean Means Corrosion
Speaker
Sue Springett Commercial Manager - Teknomek
2:20 pm
Smart Factory: Practical Examples
Speaker
Mark Yeeles VP Industrial Automation UK&I - Schneider Electric
3:00 pm
Production as a Service in Pharmaceutical Environment
Speaker
Uziel Zontag Founder - HAHN DIGITAL
Room D
9:15 am
9:35 am

Application of EXCiPACT GMP to Excipient-like Materials Used in Pharmaceutical Drug Product Manufacture
Speaker
Dr Iain Moore EXCiPACT
10:45 am
Break
12:00 pm

GAMP 5 and Data Integrity – Trends for Manufacturing Systems
Speaker
Hilary Mills-Baker European Quality and Validation Manager - Emerson Automation Solutions
12:30 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Dessicants and Sustainability in Active Packaging
Speaker
Richard Summers Technical and Regulatory Manager - Azelis
2:20 pm
Driving GDP Compliance for Outsourced Logistics Activities
Speaker
Stan Perch Senior QA Officer - Jenson R+
2:40 pm
Room E
9:15 am
Common GMP Deficiencies
Speakers
Ian Holloway Consultant - GMP Healthcare
Mukesh Patel Director - CommQP
9:45 am
Common GDP Deficiencies
Speakers
Peter Coombs GDP Consultant and Director - GDP Pharma Consulting
Claire Glenister GDP Consultant and Director - GDP Pharma Consulting
10:15 am
Break
11:30 am
12:30 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Remote Audits – What Can We Learn From The Past Two Years to Develop Successful Strategies for the Future? David Waddington, NSF Health Sciences
Speaker
David Waddington Executive Director - NSF Health Sciences