Conference Program
Total of 16 hours of professional development packed into 3 exciting days!
Only Excipient World offers a deep dive into excipients – a vital component to making safe and effective drugs and healthcare products. The market is changing on a global scale. Excipient World’s internationally recognized education program, produced by IPEC-Americas, provides the latest delivery innovations, novel excipients, supply chain solutions, research and regulations, and much more at in-depth workshops, engaging education sessions, rapid fire poster presentations and keynote addresses. Our speakers represent the entire industry, with experts from pharmaceutical, biologic and animal health drug and healthcare product manufacturers and excipient manufacturers to nonprofit organizations and government entities, including FDA.
2020 Keynote Speakers
Katherine Eban
Investigative Journalist & Author
Dr. Thomas Hartung
Doerenkamp-Zbinden Professor and Chair for Evidence-based Toxicology,
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Toxicology for the 21st Century: What is in the box for excipients?
Dr. Hartung will discuss revolutionary changes in how we predict human safety by assessing biological effects of chemicals in novel ways independent from the limitations associated with traditional animal-based toxicology.
Dr. Sam Raney
Lead for Topical and Transdermal Drug Products, CDER,
Food & Drug Administration
The Critical Impact of Excipients on the Physical and Structural Characteristics of Topical Drug Products
More details on the presentation coming soon!
The 2020 program builds upon the successful 2019 Conference and participating 2019 Speakers.
Many HOT topics will be covered at this year’s event, including:
- Vision for FDA’s Inactive Ingredient Database in 2020 and Beyond
Upcoming changes in FDA’s Inactive Ingredient Database (IID) and the impact on drug applications and qualifications of the excipients used in those drug products. - 3D Printing and Personalized Treatment
How will you compete in the patient specific, targeted products market? Learn about next generation of 3D printed controlled release delivery systems to remain competitive. - Novel or Not? Our Inadvertent Journey Filing a Novel Excipient
There are inherent complexities to effectively identifying, defining, and characterizing a novel excipient. Is your company “flying blind” in novel excipient approval and guidance? Find out how to proactively navigate to success.
Additional important topics will be presented at this year’s program:
- Emerging technologies
- Drug delivery methods
- Drug shortages
- Compounding formulations
- Evolving global supply chain
- Medical marijuana
- Cutting-edge research
Hear from experts from these leading drug manufacturers and organizations:
- Merck & Co.
- Amgen
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals
- RX-360
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Unicus Pharmaceuticals
- Food & Drug Administration
- Generic Animal Drug Alliance
- University of Alberta
- Eli Lilly
And many more!
Education Continues on the Exhibition Floor
The expo connects global suppliers and the excipient-user community so attendees can learn about excipient innovations and manufacturing solutions available and source inactive ingredients and services. Attendees will have two full days of exhibit hall hours and exclusive networking time to meet with dozens of leading excipient manufacturers, distributors and other companies to discuss their manufacturing challenges and needs.
NEW THIS YEAR! Attendees can schedule appointments to meet with their peers, speakers and suppliers in the exhibit hall during exclusive expo hours with our new scheduling appointment tool, ExcipientConnect. Once registered, every attendee can book 15-minute appointments with the participants and companies they want to meet!
Excipient World 2020 will have an expanded show floor presenting more industry suppliers from around the world than ever before.
2020 Schedule-at-a-glance
Monday, May 11
| 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Conference Workshops | ||
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Conference Workshops | ||
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Welcome Reception | ||
Tuesday, May 12
| 7:30 am – 8:00 am | Coffee & Networking Break | ||
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks and Opening General Session | ||
| 9:00 am – 5:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Hours | ||
| 9:00 am – 9:45 am | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 9:45 am – 10:30 am | Conference Sessions | ||
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 11:00 am – 11:45 am | Conference Sessions | ||
| 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Conference Sessions | ||
| 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Conference Sessions | ||
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Keynote General Session | ||
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) and Keynote Book Signing | ||
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Excipient World Celebration Networking Party | ||
Wednesday, May 13
| 7:30 am – 8:00 am | Coffee & Networking Break | ||
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks and Opening General Session | ||
| 9:00 am – 2:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Hours | ||
| 9:00 am – 9:45 am | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 9:45 am – 10:30 am | Conference Sessions | ||
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 11:00 am – 11:45 am | Conference Sessions | ||
| 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Networking Lunch | ||
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Conference Sessions | ||
| 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall (appointments can be scheduled) | ||
| 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm | Conference Sessions | ||
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Coffee & Networking Break | ||
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Closing General Session | ||
| 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Thank You Happy Hour | ||