Micromeritics to participate in pharmaceutical material testing technique training in a unique undergraduate programme offered by the University of Georgia.
The Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia has developed a B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences undergraduate programme that provides specialised training for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry through academic and laboratory course work.
One of the major goals of this degree course is to create students with a better balance of chemistry and biology along with an improved understanding of their application to the drug discovery and development process.
The University of Georgia is one of only a handful of institutions providing such specialised education in Pharmaceutical Sciences, which is aimed at providing both pharmaceutical companies and specialised M.S. and Ph.D. graduates with more appropriate skills and knowledge.
As well as offering a well-rounded classroom curriculum, the course includes a Drug Development Laboratory section that emphasises US Pharmacopeia (USP) methods for testing pharmaceutical materials.
Micromeritics scientists will assist in the laboratory sessions on particle size, surface area and density techniques.
The lab sessions will also include demonstrations of Micromeritics’ instruments used by the pharmaceutical industry to obtain these measurements.
Demonstration instruments include the Saturn DigiSizer II Laser High-Definition Analyser for measuring particle size, Particle InSight Dynamic Image Analyser for measuring particle size and shape, TriStar II for measuring surface area and porosity and AccuPyc II Gas Displacement Pycnometer for determining true and skeletal density.
