Neil Lewis, chief technology officer for Malvern Instruments, will talk about 'Physical and chemical characterisation as a strategy for quality by design' at Ifpac 2008 (27-30 January 2008, Baltimore)
This talk is part of one of the opening sessions entitled QbD - pharmaceutical design space.
It will be followed the next day by 'Characterising near infrared chemical imaging of pharmaceuticals: statistical sampling, depth of penetration, and more' in the session Chemical imaging: data analysis and emerging techniques.
This second presentation will be made by Linda Kidder, product manager for near infrared chemical imaging.
Malvern Instruments's near infrared chemical imaging (NIR-CI) systems are designed to provide product continuity from R+D to QA/QC environments.
NIR-CI is the most practical implementation of chemical imaging - large format arrays, solid state spectral filters and the ability to image samples over a wide range of magnifications are key distinguishing factors that differentiate it from other chemical imaging modalities.
Malvern's Synirgi system, launched in 2007, builds on the highly successful Sapphire/NIRCI-2450 platform from Spectral Dimensions, the company that was acquired in 2006 by Malvern Instruments.
This next generation NIR-CI system adds significant additional capability in terms of data acquisition speed and new sampling options, setting a new performance standard.
It also accommodates an even larger imaging area and offers improved automation capabilities.
