Last week we attended the Granulation Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, which showcased the latest in agglomeration, granulation and particle technology. And we’re now looking forward to the follow-up three day Granulation Course hosted in Sheffield next week.
Sheffield Granulation Course – 8th-10th July
This hands-on course is designed for those who work in industrial granulation or are a PhD students, and will give you practical experience as well as an overview of the current state and future challenges within granulation.
Shilpa Mistry, our Head Of Pharma for UK and Ireland will be in attendance to share with you all a few select products and techniques. Joining Shilpa will be two granulation experts from Chemfield Cellulose and Mitsubishi Chemicals.
| TOPIC | |
| Lectures | PRESENTER |
| 1. Introduction | Prof. Agba Salman, University of Sheffield |
| 2. Material Science for Powders | Prof. Gerhard Niederreiter , Nestlé Research |
| 3. Continuous Wet Granulation | Dr. Ranjit Dhenge, GSK |
| 4. Fluidised Bed Drying Process | Prof. Agba Salman, University of Sheffield |
| 5. Continuous Lean and QRM | Dr. Dave Doughty, Hallidex |
| 6. Mixing and Blending of Solid Materials | Prof. Jim Litster, University of Sheffield |
| 7. Milling and Tableting : Principles and Mechanisms | Mr. Nigel Somerville Roberts, NSR Innovation |
| 8. Measuring, Analysing and Modelling Particle Size | Prof. Gavin Reynolds, AstraZeneca |
| Practical sessions | |
| 1. Twin Screw Granulation | Dr. Ranjit Dhenge, GSK |
| 2. Roller Compaction | Mr. Manfred Felder, Alexanderwerk |
| 3. Extrusion: Spheronisation | Dr. Csaba Sinka, University of Leicester |
| 4. Batch Granulation | Mr. Nigel Somerville Roberts, NSR Innovation & Mr. Thomas Lansdorf, EIRICH GmbH & Co KG |
| 5. Tabletting | Dr. Vikram Chouk, Addivant Global Technology |
| 6. Finished Product Characterisation | Dr. Riyadh Al-Asady , University of Sheffield |
| 7. Continuous Tabletting Line CTL-ConsiGma25 | Dr. Chalak Omar, University of Sheffield |
Our Granulation Products
We’ll be bringing along two products to demonstrate; Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) from Chemfield Cellulose and Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) from Mitsubishi Chemicals.
Microcrystalline Cellulose, also known as MCC for short, is derived from pharmaceutical grade wood pulp and is used as a filler and dry binder excipient for tablet formulations among other applications.
Polyvinyl Alcohol is a pharmaceutical excipient used in applications such as; wet granulation, binding, film coating, thickening and emulsification.
These products will be used in the following practical sessions; Roller Compaction, High Shear Granulation, and Twin Screw Granulation.
Attend The Granulation Workshop
The three day course costs £400 per person and there’s still time to get your ticket, click here to find out more.
If You Can’t Attend
We understand that busy schedules can make it a challenge, if you can’t make it this year but would still appreciate some assistance with your granulation challenges, book an on-site visit with Shimpa Mistry. Click here to email her and arrange a consultation.
