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Presentations by invited speakers at the 2007 Workshop.

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Session 1: Granulation - The Big Picture 

Author(s) Affiliation(s) Presentation
D. York Procter and Gamble, UK AGGLOMERATION AT THE SHARP END – INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE AND NEEDS
H. Leuenberger Institute for Innovation in Industrial Pharmacy, Switzerland MANUFACTURING PHARMACEUTICAL GRANULES: IS THE GRANULATION END-POINT A MYTH?
P. Kleinebudde and C. Reitz Heinrich-Heine-СŷÊÓƵ Duesseldorf, Germany SOLID LIPID EXTRUSION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINED RELEASE PELLETS
L.X. Liu, R. Smith and J.D. Litster СŷÊÓƵ of Queensland, Australia WET GRANULE BREAKAGE IN A BREAKAGE ONLY GRANULATOR: EFFECT OF FORMULATION PROPERTIES ON BREAKAGE BEHAVIOUR
G. Frenning, J. Hellström and G. Alderborn Uppsala СŷÊÓƵ, Sweden COMPRESSION AND COMPACTION OF BINARY MIXTURES OF GRANULES
J.M. Link (1), W. Godlieb (1), P. Tripp (2), N.G. Deen (1), S. Heinrich (3), J.A.M. Kuipers (1), M. Schönherr (4) and M. Peglow (3) 1) СŷÊÓƵ of Twente, The Netherlands
2) Vibra Maschinenfabrik Schultheis GmbH, Germany
3) Otto-von-Guericke-СŷÊÓƵ Magdeburg,Germany
4) BASF AG Ludwigshafen, Germany
COMPARISON OF FIBRE OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS AND DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF GRANULATION IN A SPOUT FLUIDISED BED

Session 2a: Compaction and Extrusion

Author(s) Affiliation(s) Presentation
J.P.K.Seville (1), R.F. Mansa (1) and B. Gururajan (2) 1) Centre for Formulation Engineering, The СŷÊÓƵ of Birmingham
2) Pharmaceutical and Analytical R&D, AstraZeneca
ROLL PRESSING: THEORY AND APPLICATION
B. Gururajan (1,2*), P. Cote (1), N. Turnbull (1), E. Razzano (1) and A.C. Bentham (1) 1) Pfizer Global Research and Development, UK
2) Medway Sciences & AstraZeneca
MICRO SCALE PREDICTION OF THE ROLLER COMPACTION PROCESS
B Van Melkebeke, C Vervaet and JP Remon Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Ghent СŷÊÓƵ, Belgium VALIDATION OF A CONTINUOUS WET GRANULATION PROCESS USING A TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDER

Session 2b: Fluidised Bed Processes

Author(s) Affiliation(s) Presentation
N. Kivikero (1), M. Murtomaa (2), J. Aaltonen (1), K. Kogermann (1,3), E. Räsänen (4), J-P. Mannermaa (5) and A. Juppo (1) 1) СŷÊÓƵ of Helsinki, Finland
2) СŷÊÓƵ of Turku, Finland
3) СŷÊÓƵ of Tartu, Estonia
4) South Carelian Hospital Pharmacy, Finland
5) Oy Verman Ab, Finland
FORMULATION AND POLYMORPHIC SCREENING USING MINIATURISED FLUID BED
M. Jacob Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, Germany PROCELL-TECHNOLOGY: MODELLING AND APPLICATION
M. Peglow (1), S. Heinrich (2) and E. Tsotsas (1) Otto-von-Guericke СŷÊÓƵ Magdeburg, Germany TOWARDS A COMPLETE POPULATION BALANCE MODEL FOR FLUIDISED BED SPRAY GRANULATION: SIMULTANEOUS DRYING AND PARTICLE FORMATION

Session 3a: High Shear Processes 1

Author(s) Affiliation(s) Presentation
Y. Ouabbas, J. Dodds, A. Chamayou, L. Galet and M. Baron Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Industrielles et des Mines d’Albi-Carmaux, France PARTICLE-PARTICLE COATING IN A CYCLOMIX IMPACT MIXER
M. Oullion (1), G.K. Reynolds (2), S. Dilworth (2) and M.J. Hounslow (1) 1) СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, UK
2) AstraZeneca, UK
DETECTING AND MEASURING NUCLEATION IN HIGH SHEAR GRANULATION
K. Saleh, L. Forny, I. Pezron L. Komunjer and P.Guigon Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France ENCAPSULATION PROCESS: A WAY TO PRODUCE DRY WATER!
Wei-Da Tu, A. Ingram, J. Seville СŷÊÓƵ of Birmingham, UK RELATIONS BETWEEN SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH BEHAVIOUR IN HIGH-SHEAR MIXER

Session 3b: Pharmaceutical Granulation 1

Author(s) Affiliation(s) Presentation
K.P. Hapgood and B. Khanmohammadi Monash СŷÊÓƵ, Australia NUCLEATION AND GRANULATION OF HYDROPHOBIC POWDERS
G. Walker, S. Bell, M. Vann and G. Andrews Queens СŷÊÓƵ Belfast, UK FLUIDISED BED GRANULATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL MATERIALS: CHARACTERISATION USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
IC Sinka (1), F Motazedian (1), ACF Cocks (2) and KG Pitt (3) ) СŷÊÓƵ of Leicester, UK
2) СŷÊÓƵ of Oxford, UK
3) GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, UK
THE EFFECT OF POWDER FLOW AND DIE FILL ON TABLET PROPERTIES
I.N. Björn AstraZeneca, Sweden MECHANISTIC BASED PREDICTION OF GRANULATION OUTPUT THROUGH MULTIDIMENSIONAL POPULATION BALANCES AND PAT SENSORS

Session 4: High Shear Processes 2

Author(s) Affiliation(s) Presentation
P.R. Mort Procter & Gamble, USA SCALE-UP AND CONTROL OF BINDER AGGLOMERATION PROCESSES – BATCH AND CONTINUOUS
M. Ghadiri СŷÊÓƵ of Leeds, UK EFFECT OF GRANULATION SCALE-UP ON THE STRUCTURE AND STRENGTH OF GRANULES
R. Boerefijn Purac, The Netherlands A NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTION ON A HIGH SHEAR MIXER BY APPLYING A FLUX NUMBER APPROACH
K van den Dries Organon, The Netherlands FREEZING THE HIGH SHEAR GRANULATION PROCESS

Session 5a: Industrial Granulation

Author(s) Affiliation(s) Presentation
K. Ax, M. Schoenherr and H. Feise BASF, Germany ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL GRANULATION
S. Palzer Nestlé Product Technology Centre, Germany INFLUENCE OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES ON THE AGGLOMERATION OF FOOD PARTICLES
T.A. Nagy (1) and Z.G. Meszena (2) 1) Gedeon Richter Ltd., Hungary
2) Budapest СŷÊÓƵ of Technology, Hungary
PROCESS PARAMETER ANALYSIS AND PROCESS UNDERSTANDING – SOME INDUSTRIAL EXAMPLES
G.M.H. Meesters DSM Food Specialties, Delft, The Netherlands DETERMINATION OF THE DRYING CONDITIONS OF STICKY FOOD POWDERS IN A SPRAY DRYER

Session 5b: Pharmaceutical Granulation 2

Author(s) Affiliation(s) Presentation
C. Wu and J.P.K. Seville СŷÊÓƵ of Birmingham, UK A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMPACTION PROPERTIES OF BINARY AND BILAYER TABLETS
G.K. Reynolds (1), V.A. Chouk (2), M.J. Hounslow (2) and A.D. Salman (2) 1) AstraZeneca, UK
2) СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, UK
SINGLE DROP BEHAVIOUR IN A HIGH SHEAR GRANULATOR
M. Adams, Siaw Fung Yap*, J. Seville and Z. Zhang СŷÊÓƵ of Birmingham, UK COMPACTION OF BINARY MIXTURES OF PHARMACEUTICAL POWDERS
M.J. Adams (1), Y.S. Cheong (2), M.J. Hounslow (3) and A.D. Salman (3) 1) СŷÊÓƵ of Birmingham, UK
2) СŷÊÓƵ of Cambridge, UK
3) СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, UK
MICROSCOPIC INTERPRETATION OF GRANULE STRENGTH IN LIQUID MEDIA

Session 6: The Micro Scale - Granules and Smaller

Author(s) Affiliation(s) Presentation
S. Simons (1), S. Germana' (1) and J. Bonsall (2) 1) СŷÊÓƵ College London, UK
2) Unilever, UK
REACTIVE BINDERS: WETTABILITY AND ADHESION BEHAVIOUR IN DETERGENT GRANULATION
S. Dorvlo (1), M. Hartmann (2), S. Palzer (2) and A.D. Salman (1) 1) СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield, UK
2) Nestlé, Germany
SURFACE AND WETTING ANALYSIS: AN INSIGHT INTO THE PRODUCTS OF GRANULATION
F. Stepanek (1), M. Ansari (1) and P. Rajniak (2) 1) Imperial College London, UK
2) Merck & Co, Inc., USA
MECHANISTIC MODELING OF THE FORMATION AND DISSOLUTION OF MULTI-COMPONENT GRANULES

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