SMi's 9th annual Controlled Release Conference Held on the 28th & 29th March 2012, London
Challenges and solutions in the delivery of a prodrug in an oral, extended-release delivery system

LONDON, ENGLAND, December 04, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- As formulation and delivery for small molecule and biologics becomes ever more important, targeted delivery and lifecycle extension remain an ongoing need for all concerned. Advances in nanomedicine are meeting these challenges to deliver increasingly sophisticated medicines for oral, parenteral and transdermal extended release therapeutics.

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to network with experts in the field such as:
• Peter Timmins, Executive Director, Drug Products, Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Simon Holland, Director, Process Understanding & Control, GlaxoSmithKline
• Bernd Riebesehl, Principal Fellow, Parenteral Dosage Forms, Pharmaceutical and Analytical Development, Novartis
• Mostafa Nakach, Head of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Group, Sanofi-Aventis
• Michael Keller, Senior Fellow, siRNA Project Leader, Technical Research and Development (TRD), Novartis
• Tomas Landh, Director, Novo Nordisk
• Jan L. Powell, Director, Physiology, Shire HGT
• Lars Bauer, Senior Medical Director, Therapeutic Area CNS, UCB
• Karin Liltorp, Director, Preformulation, Lundbeck
• Mario Maio, Director of Formulation & Process Development, Merck Serono
• Bernardo Perez-Ramírez, Senior Scientific Director, BioFormulations Development, Genzyme
• Marcio Temtem, Process Development Engineer, Hovione

There will also be two interactive pre-conference workshops held on the 27th March 2012 on.....

A. Accelerating first-in-human studies (FIH) with lipid-based formulations
Hosted by: David J. Hauss, Principal, Hauss Associates
Hassan Benameur, Senior Director Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capsugel
Senior Representative, Gattefosse
8.30am-12.30pm

B. A trip through the life and work of a patent
Hosted by: Jonathan Couchman, Partner, Harrison Goddard Foote (HGF) and Martyn Fish, Partner, HGF Law
1.30pm-5.30pm

For more information and to book your place visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/controlledrelease27.asp
Alternatively, contact Ninica Hussain at Tel: +44 (0)20 7827 6115 or Email: nhussain@smi-online.co.uk

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