Beschrijving
This course focusses on giving a thorough introduction to pharmaceutical freeze drying.
Freeze-drying is a critical technique to guarantee the stability of sensitive biopharmaceutical products, such as antibody-drug conjugates and microorganisms. During this course, the basic and fundamental aspects of the freeze-drying technique will be explained from the bottom up. This includes:
- formulation aspects
- getting to know the equipment
- learning to understand the first-principles of lyophilization
- including both heat and mass transfer mechanisms during freeze-drying
After that, the most important PAT tools which are commonly used in the field will be covered. Additionally, a novel continuous freeze-drying technology will be explored in detail. Finally, tour of the lab will be provided, along with interactive sessions on modeling and data analysis.
By the end of the course, participants will have a solid understanding of the key principles and processes involved in pharmaceutical freeze-drying. They will gain practical knowledge to design and optimize freeze-drying processes, select appropriate PAT tools, and troubleshoot common issues.
For further information or any questions related to the course, please contact Mark.Gontsarik@UGent.be
Programma
Link to Course Programme
Theoretical
- Introduction to Lyophilization
- Lyophilization Formulations
- Modeling the Freeze-Drying Process
- Process Analytical Technology (PAT) in Freeze-Drying
- Continuous Freeze-Drying
Practical - parallel sessions
- Tour of the CESPE Freeze-Drying Lab
- Interactive Modelling Session
- Data Analysis Workshop
Opmerkingen
Additional information
- One week prior to the course, the registered participants will receive further information (directions, parking availabilities, course material).
- Upon completion of the training, a certificate of attendance will be made available on the platform.
- Additionally, the participant will receive an evaluation form to provide feedback on this training.
- By registering for this course, the participants consent to the sharing of their name and email information with the course instructor/provider for the purposes of sharing educational course-related information.
- Ghent University is recognized as a training provider. With training vouchers from the Flemish Government, your company can save up to 30% on the participation fee for our courses. You can apply for the KMO Portfolio subsidy from VLAIO online at www.kmo-portefeuille.be for financial support to entrepreneurs for purchasing training and consultancy services at CESPE Academy no later than 14 calendar days after the start of the course. For more information, please see https://www.ugent.be/nl/opleidingen/levenslang-leren/kmo. Use the following authorisation-ID when requesting the subsidy: DV.O103194.
Annullation/Cancellation
Registration is possible up to one week before the day of the respective session.
Registrations can only be cancelled by email. In case the cancellation occurs later than two weeks before, but earlier than one week before the start of the course, half of the registration fee will still be due. In case of cancellation less than one week before the start of the course the full registration fee will still be due. For UGent PhD students, the price of the registration fees for the Academic (UGent postdoc or professor) category will be considered when calculating the cancellations fees.
The organization reserves the right to reschedule or cancel the training in case of insufficient number of participants.
