Mettler Toledo has scheduled the 18th annual International Process Development Conference (IPDC) for 25-29 September 2011 at the Park Hotel in Weggis, Switzerland.
The conference chair is Fabio Visentin, European team leader, technology and applications consultants at Mettler Toledo.
Focus areas for the event will be chemical research and development, process characterisation and crystallisation, process safety and scale-up and manufacturing.
An emphasis will be put on process analytical technology/quality by design (PAT/QBD), continuous processing and flow chemistry, and kinetics.
Papers on chemical or process research and development, PAT crystallisation, process safety, online analytics and related areas are being accepted for presentation at the conference.
The IPDC provides a forum for sharing the latest in process development, covering the entire workflow from initial early-phase development and screening to scale-up and manufacturing in pharmaceuticals, as well as the fine and specialty chemical industries.
It draws on a variety of industry experts, including: organic chemists working in synthesis or development; process and development chemists focused on process characterisation, troubleshooting or material production in the kilo scale; chemical engineers in process development, crystallisation, safety and scale-up; department managers charged with chemical development productivity; and research and development team leaders.
Specialists from industry and academia will share trends in chemical research and development, process characterisation and crystallisation, process safety and scale-up, and production.
In addition, Mettler Toledo consultants and industry professionals will discuss technology including personal synthesis workstations, reaction calorimetry, mid-IR/particle characterisation, and how data gathered using these methods can improve results and help lower costs.