We’re just one week away from Making Pharma 2025, and this year our stand is going to look a little different!
We’re inviting you to join us on our journey to make pharmaceuticals more sustainable; from ingredient sourcing to processing and waste recycling, we want to hear your thoughts on all things sustainable in pharma.
Visit Our Sustainability Tree
Drop by to visit our tree, yes a real tree, where we’re asking you all to contribute your ideas on how we can become a more sustainable industry. Write up your ideas on our paper baubles and hang them on the tree, read other ideas submitted, and contribute to our up-coming Sustainability In Pharma report. If you can’t make it to Making Pharma but want to contribute, you can also submit your ideas online here.
Demonstrations & Presentations
We’ve become well known for our on-stand talks and demonstrations at Making Pharma, and this year we have plenty to offer (and yes, Shilpa is bringing home made fudge as usual!)
Demonstration timetable:
| TUES 9:50 | Presentation – Clean and Green – Excipients, Shilpa Mistry-Patel, Stream A |
| TUES 11:00 | Electrospinning demonstration |
| TUES 12:30 | Introduction to a superfruit – Baobab |
| WEDS 11:00 | Electrospinning demonstration |
| WEDS 12:55 | Presentaion – The Physicochemical Properties of Amorphous Isomalt as a Suitable Excipient for Freeze-drying Formulations, Dr Michael Black (Beneo) – Stream D |
Shilpa Mistry-Patel will also be presenting in Stream A on Tuesday 29th, the topic is ‘Clean and Green – Excipients’, join us on the day at 9:50am or stream online. Here’s a little more about this presentation:
The importance of eco-friendly excipients in promoting sustainability within the pharmaceutical industry cannot be overstated. Traditional excipients, while effective, often come with significant environmental footprints due to their synthetic origins, the chemicals used in their production, and the energy-intensive manufacturing processes involved. These conventional practices can contribute to pollution, resource depletion, and other ecological issues.
July 2022, NHS the first health care system which has introduced the net zero into legislation. Which means by 2045 to reduce the zero carbon footprint on all medicines. In this presentation we will look at regular excipients vs sustainable excipients and how you can reduce your carbon footprint.
Our guest, Dr Michael Black from Beneo will also be presenting on Wednesday at 12:55, Stream D, and his topic is The Physicochemical Properties of Amorphous Isomalt as a Suitable Excipient for Freeze-drying Formulations. Here’s a little more about this exciting topic:
Freeze drying, also known as lyophilization, which is the removal of water, is widely used in pharmaceutical formulation for several key reasons:
- it can enhance the stability of active ingredients that are sensitive to heat and moisture.
- it can extend the shelf life of pharmaceuticals and enable easier storage and transport.
- it can maintain the structural integrity of complex molecules, and
- freeze-dried products can be effectively reconsituted by adding moisture.
This study presents differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy data for isomalt, which demonstrate its suitability as an excipient in freeze-dried formulations.
In addition the crystallization tendency of the freeze-dried isomalt samples by storing them in three different relative humidity (RH) conditions (2, 9 and 16%) at room temperature in open vials is explained.
Technical Expertise
Drop by Stand 509 to explore HARKE Pharma’s extensive portfolio of high-quality ingredients designed to meet the evolving needs of formulators. Our team of experts is on hand to provide tailored technical support, offering insights and guidance to help you develop cutting-edge formulations. Whether you’re optimising existing products or creating something entirely new, we’re here to help you every step of the way!
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with us! We look forward to discussing how we can support your projects and bring your ideas to life. If you have any questions or would like to book a meeting while at the conference, get in touch today using the form below!
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More About Shilpa Mistry
Shilpa, our UK Head of Pharma & Nutra, recorded an interview with Talking Pharma at the start of the year discussing key topics in the industry and our plans for Making Pharma this year:
