Satellite symposium

Oral Modified Release – From Polymer to Drug Delivery System

The Pharmaceutical Technologists’ Section of the Slovenian Pharmaceutical Society is organizing the Satellite Symposium as an accompanying professional and scientific event of the 4th BBBB Conference. The aim of the symposium is to present an overview and the latest achievements in the field of oral modified release (MR) of active pharmaceutical ingredients. The program of the symposium will include eight lectures given by the experts in the field. Different aspects of modified release will be presented, starting from the basic knowledge of the functional polymers and new trends in development of oral MR drug delivery systems, continuing with the analytical methods and methods of process and formulation optimization, and finally evaluation of MR drug delivery systems in vitro and in vivo.

Who should attend

Professionals from all fields involved in the whole spectrum of oral MR drug delivery systems development activities – from preformulation studies to pharmacokinetic and clinical evaluations. The program will provide basic knowledge to young researchers who are starting their career in development of oral drug delivery systems and will also serve as a knowledge update to all senior experts in the field.

Invited speakers

Prof. Dr. Saša Baumgartner, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Oral modified release dosage forms – Quo vadis

Prof. Dr. Clive G. Wilson, University of Glasgow, UK
Revolution: the applications of new imaging and delivery technologies in formulation prototyping

Dr. Matej Pavli, Krka, Slovenia
Natural polymers for oral modified release dosage forms

Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Schmalz, Harke Pharma GmbH, Germany
Modification of drug release by synthetic or semisynthetic polymers

Prof. Dr. Klara Pintye Hodi, University of Szeged, Hungary
Single unit versus multiparticulate MR dosage forms

Dr. Zrinka Abramovič, Lek, Slovenia
Experimental and theoretical techniques for characterization of enteric and GIT-insoluble film coatings

Prof. Dr. Marija Bogataj, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Biopharmaceutical aspects of oral modified release dosage forms

Prof. Dr. Svetlana Ibrić, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Statistical and machine learning tools in evaluation and optimization of MR products