Conference Room A Programme
26 April
9:30 am - 9:50 am

Using Digital Data and Analytics to Problem Solve When Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals
Speaker
Aaron Blair DDA Systems Engineer - GSK
9:50 am - 10:10 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
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Break
11:30 am - 11:50 am

Serialisation Operating Models for Different Supply Chain Partners
Speaker
Grant Courtney Principal Consultant - Be4ward
11:50 am - 12:10 pm

Names, Logos, Branding, Regulated Content – How do you develop your packaging artwork for launch?
Speaker
Andrew Love VP - Be4ward
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm

The Impact of Electronic Patient Leaflets on Information Management and Product Supply
Speaker
Grant Courtney Principal Consultant - Be4ward
12:50 pm - 1:10 pm

Child Safe Packaging and the Impact on the Eldery
Speaker
Stephen Wilkins Chief Executive - Child-Safe Packaging Group
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
KEYNOTE in ROOM A: Pharma – Balancing Compliance and Charitable Efforts
A former MHRA inspector’s experience showing different expectations of the UK Pharmaceutical industry. On the one hand, the licence holder has a desire to respond to humanitarian need. On the other hand, they meet many challenges and must still achieve compliance and exercise due diligence. Can we resolve this dilemma?
Speaker
Madeleine Ault Director and Senior Consultant - SeerPharma (UK)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Break
3:45 pm - 3:55 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 - 4:15 pm

Emerging Technologies in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Speaker
Dr Dimitrios Lamprou Reader in Pharmaceutical Engineering - Queens University Belfast
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

The Potential for Additive Manufacturing in Pharmaceutical Production
Speaker
Dr Dimitrios Lamprou Reader in Pharmaceutical Engineering - Queens University Belfast
27 April
9:15 am - 9:35 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 - 9:55 am

Design for Successful Validation
Speaker
Bob Hayes Vice-Chair, Pharmaceuticals Technical Activities Committee - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
9:55 am - 10:15 am
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Break
11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Surface Engineering Approaches to Control Biological – Surface Interactions
Speaker
Dr Paul Roach Reader in Biomaterials and Interface Science - Loughborough University
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Electrospinning: an Emerging Medicines Manufacturing Method
Speaker
Prof. Gareth Williams Professor of Pharmaceutical Materials Science - UCL School of Pharmacy
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
2:20 pm - 2:40 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 - 3:00 pm

Excipient Selection for Paediatric Medicines Using a Risk/Benefit Approach
Speaker
Kevin Hughes Regulatory Affairs and QA Manager - Colorcon